Black Studies

Social scientist Archie Mafeje, who was born in the Eastern Cape but lived most of his scholarly life in exile, was one of Africa's most prominent intellectuals. This ground-breaking book is the first to consider the entire body of Mafeje's oeuvre and...

In Trafficking in Antiblackness Lyndsey P. Beutin analyzes how campaigns to end human trafficking-often described as "modern-day slavery"-invoke the memory of transatlantic slavery to support positions ultimately grounded in antiblackness. Drawing on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816548538Author Julia S. Jordan-ZacheryFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910553565Author Zita HolbourneFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications Limited

In Strolling in the Ruins Faith Smith engages with a period in the history of the Anglophone Caribbean often overlooked as nondescript, quiet, and embarrassingly pro-imperial within the larger narrative of Jamaican and Trinidadian nationalism. Between...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781794779143Author Lindsay GraceFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 11mm

The first book to comprehensively examine how the Black Panther Party has directly shaped the practices and ideas that have animated grassroots activism in the decades since its decline, Black Power Afterlives represents a major scholarly achievement as...

"Black women are dope because they rise and are yet rising. This dopeness is not hyperbolic or symbolic-rather, it is borne of persecution that has failed to frustrate a perseverant persistence to prevail."Before sea to shining sea. Before spacious skies...

Winner of the Modern Language Association (MLA)'s William Sanders Scarborough Prize From Audre Lorde, Ntozake Shange, and Bessie Head, to Zanele Muholi, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Missy Elliott, Black women writers and artists across the African Diaspora...

The first book to comprehensively examine how the Black Panther Party has directly shaped the practices and ideas that have animated grassroots activism in the decades since its decline, Black Power Afterlives represents a major scholarly achievement as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905669806Author Olivia Bola J-Olajide AlukoFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Sophos BooksPublisher Sophos BooksWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Some babies and toddlers in parts of West Africa are considered spirit children-nonhumans sent from the forest to cause misfortune and destroy the family. These are usually deformed or ailing infants, or children whose births coincide with tragic events...

A collection of essays, interviews, and conversations by and between scholars, activists, and artists from Latin America and the Caribbean that paints a portrait of Black women's experiences across the region. Black women in Latin America and the...

'This book for me is a warning as well as a reminder. May you never experience what I have experienced.' In April 1993, Stephen Lawrence was murdered by a group of young white men on a street in south-east London. From the first police investigation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948550017Author Phyllis Jane BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Lasan PressPublisher Lasan PressWeight(grams) 485g

Aims to construct an economic philosophy from indigenous African thought.The quest for economic development is arguably the most frustrating and tragic dimension of human existence in Africa. As its primary task, The Split Time constructs an economic...

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Malcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is also one of the most misunderstood. So much of what we know about his life and politics is from books, films and documentaries that are all guilty of peddling the Malcolm myth for their own...

This is the story of a hidden Britain. A Black Britain. One that existed outside London and forces us to reappraise what it means to be British.'A vital corrective' STEVE MCQUEEN'A revelation' NESRINE MALIK'Necessary and urgent' GUARDIAN'Joyous' GQ**AN...

Bridges theory, art, and practice to discuss emerging issues in transnational religious movements in Latina/o and African diasporas.Finalist for the 2014 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for the Best Book in Africana Religions presented by the Journal of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774710364Author Stephen DorseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Nimbus Publishing LimitedPublisher Nimbus Publishing LimitedWeight(grams)...

Explores how the NBA moved to govern black players and the expression of blackness after the "Palace Brawl" of 2004.On November 19, 2004, a fight between NBA players Ron Artest and Ben Wallace escalated into a melee involving several other players and...

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2023 Honorable Mention, Isis Duarte Book Prize, Haiti/ Dominican Republic section (LASA) After revolutionary cooperation between Dominican and Haitian majorities produced independence across Hispaniola, Dominican elites crafted negative myths about this...

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Charts the changing dynamics of religion and spirituality among African AmericansRecent decades have ushered in a profound transformation within the American religious landscape, characterized by an explosion of religious diversification and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780850365696Author V.L. AllenFormat HardbackImprint The Merlin Press LtdPublisher The Merlin Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955671439Author Amanda K GrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 466Imprint OtterpinePublisher OtterpineWeight(grams) 680g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662418341Author Robert L LattimerFormat HardbackPage Count 78Imprint Page Publishing, Inc.Publisher Page Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733272629Author Marcia YoutzFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Browniefox PublishingPublisher Browniefox PublishingWeight(grams) 109g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733272605Author Marcia YoutzFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Browniefox PublishingPublisher Browniefox PublishingWeight(grams) 122g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800311565Author Abiodun AdeniyiFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Legend Times LtdPublisher Legend Times LtdWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887711683Author Andrew J RauschFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 390g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637951057Author Piankh PiankhFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint PiankhPublisher PiankhWeight(grams) 113g

The Critical Black Studies Reader is a ground-breaking volume whose aim is to criticalize and reenvision Black Studies through a critical lens. The book not only stretches the boundaries of knowledge and understanding of issues critical to the Black...

The real political mission of Malcolm X, and why it needs resurrecting now - 100 years after his birth Malcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is also one of the most misunderstood. So much of what we know about his life and politics...

This new book on Black public schooling in St. Louis is the first to fully explore deep racialized antagonisms in St. Louis, Missouri. It accomplishes this by addressing the white supremacist context and anti-Black policies that resulted. In addition,...

This book for, about, and by Males of Color, amplifies triumphs and successes while documenting trials and tribulations that are instructive, inspiring, and praiseworthy. This book will be a must-read for every Male of Color.Book InformationISBN...

Voices of Asian Americans in Higher Education: Unheard Voices is a unique and historical book. Asian Americans are often portrayed as "model minority," yet their personal and educational experiences are often unheard. In this book, 10 Asian American...

Voices of Asian Americans in Higher Education: Unheard Voices is a unique and historical book. Asian Americans are often portrayed as "model minority", yet their personal and educational experiences are often unheard. In this book, 10 Asian...