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UNINA9910816894903321 |
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Autore |
Price Melanye T |
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Titolo |
Dreaming blackness : black nationalism and African American public opinion / / Melanye T. Price |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-6767-2 |
0-8147-6845-8 |
1-4416-1572-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Race identity |
Black nationalism - United States |
African Americans - Attitudes |
Public opinion - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Reconciling Race and Nation -- 2. Beyond Martin and Malcolm -- 3. Rights and Resistance -- 4. The New Old School Blame Game -- 5. The Measure and Meaning of Black Nationalism -- 6. Black Nationalism and Its Consequences -- 7. Dreaming Blackness: Making Sense of Support or Rejection of Separatism -- 8. Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Black Nationalism is one of the oldest and most enduring ideological constructs developed by African Americans to make sense of their social and political worlds. In Dreaming Blackness, Melanye T. Price explores the current understandings of Black Nationalism among African Americans, providing a balanced and critical view of today’s black political agenda. She argues that Black Nationalism continues to enjoy moderate levels of support by most black citizens but has a more difficult time gaining a larger stronghold because of increasing diversity among blacks and a growing emphasis on individualism over collective struggle. She shows that black interests are a dynamic negotiation among various interested groups and suggests that those |
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