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1	Open Mike more books like this by Michael Eric Dyson add to wishlist Essays and interviews from one of the most insightful and thought-provoking black intellectuals to emerge since the heyday of the civil rights movement.. Here, collected for the first time, are interviews and essays representing Michael Eric Dyson's most important thinking on race and identity. Exploring such topics as "whiteness" as seen through ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
2	I Am Because We Are more books like this by Frederick L Hord (Editor), Jonathan Scott Lee (Editor) add to wishlist An anthology of writings by prominent black thinkers which makes the case for a central tradition of Black philosophy rooted in Africa and distinct from the intellectual heritage of the West. The work is divided geographically into three parts - Africa, the Caribbean and North America. see all copies from $10.99! new only from $29.63! \| SVS
3	African-American Perspectives and Philosophical Traditions more books like this by John P Pittman (Editor), Marx W Wartofsky (Editor) add to wishlist This valuable collection comprises twelve essays divided into three sections: Philosophical traditions, the African-American tradition and Racism, identity and social life. The Contributors include: K. Anthony Appiah, Kwasi Wiredu, Lucius Outlaw, Leonard Harris, Bernard Boxill, Frank M. Kirkland, Tommy L. Lott, Adrian M.S. Piper, Laurence Thomas ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.33! \| SVS
4	Words of Gandhi more books like this by Sir Richard Attenbogough add to wishlist Excerpts from the speeches, writings, and letters of Gandhi--one of the world's greatest men of peace, selected by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker of Gandhi. Themes are: Daily Life, Cooperation, Nonviolence, Faith, and Peace. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| first editions
5	Cornel West and Philosophy more books like this by Clarence Shole Johnson, Johnson Clarenc add to wishlist Cornel West is one of the most celebrated intellectuals working in America today. Professor Clarence Shole Johnson offers a reading of his important contributions to philosophy in this benchmark, thought provoking book. After a brief biographical sketch, Johnson leads us through a comprehensive examination of West's philosophy from his conceptions ... see all copies from $11.49! new only from $25.62! \| first editions
6	Existentia Africana: Understanding Africana Existential Thought more books like this by Lewis R Gordon, R Gordon Lewis add to wishlist The intellectual history of the last quarter of the 20th century has been marked by the growing influence of Africana thought - an area of philosophy that focuses on issues raised by the struggle over ideas in African cultures and their hybrid forms in Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean. This book presents an introduction to the field of ... see all copies from $17.56! new only from $31.40! \| SVS
7	A Companion to African-American Philosophy more books like this by Tommy L Lott (Editor), John P Pittman (Editor) add to wishlist This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection of newly commissioned articles brings together distinguished voices in the field of Africana philosophy and African-American social and political thought. Topics covered include philosophic traditions; the moral and political legacy of slavery; Africa and diaspora thought; gender, race, and racism; ... see all copies from $34.95! new only from $37.27! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Postcolonial African Philosophy: A Critical Reader more books like this by Emmanuel C Eze (Editor) add to wishlist Postcolonial African Philosophy: A Critical Reader sets out a timely and critical agenda for contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean, and African-American philosophy.With many leading contributors, this collection of newly-commissioned work provides key coverage of the postcolonial and the postmodern: the critique of eurocentrism in philosophy: ... see all copies from $18.45! new only from $24.94! \| SVS
9	African American Philosophers: 17 Conversations more books like this by George Yancy (Editor) add to wishlist Interviews with 17 of the foremost African-American philosophers discuss issues such as Black existentialism, racism, Black women philosophers within the academy, affirmative action and the conceptual parameters of African-American philosophy. These interviews give voice to the lives, work and thought of contemporary African-American philosophical ... see all copies from $6.62! new only from $32.50! \| SVS
10	What White Looks Like: African-American Philosophers on the Whiteness Question more books like this by George Yancy (Editor) add to wishlist In the burgeoning field of whiteness studies, What White Looks Like is the first volume in which the subject is addressed by African-American philosophers. George Yancy has brought together a group of thinkers who address the problematic issue of whiteness as a category requiring serious analysis. What does white look like when viewed through ... see all copies from $28.46! new only from $28.46!
11 view cover	The Geography of Malcolm X: Black Radicalism and the Remaking of American Space more books like this by James A Tyner add to wishlist In this, the first book to apply a geographical perspective to black radicalism, James A. Tyner explores how the radical black power movement that emerged in the 1960s conceived Americas racialized spaces. He considers: how did they conceive of the space of the ghetto? the different social and political geographies of the North and South; and the ... see all copies from $31.40! new only from $35.01!
12 view cover	Reflections: An Anthology of African-American Philosophy more books like this by James A Montmarquet, William H Hardy add to wishlist Attempting to balance classic figures such as W.E.B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey with more modern figures, as well as balancing professional philosophers with "philosophically interesting" writers from outside the discipline, this introductory textbook presents 51 selections that are organized into th see all copies from $39.86! new only from $63.21! \| first editions
13 view cover	African-American Philosophy: Selected Readings more books like this by Tommy Lee Lott add to wishlist For courses in African-American Philosophy and interdisciplinary courses with units devoted to African-American thought (e.g., Legal/Justice Studies, Women's Studies, Ethnic Studies, American Studies, Critical Studies, Liberal Studies, etc.). Text includes a selection of historical/contemporary writings on topics in African-American Philosophy. ... see all copies from $21.80! new only from $65.11!
14 view cover	The Credos of Eight Black Leaders: Converting Obstacles Into Opportunities more books like this by John J Ansbro add to wishlist Based on a detailed analysis of 21,000 pages of primary works as well as numerous biographies, the book presents that author's formulations of the objectives, strategies, and tactics of eight African-American and African activists - Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Nelson ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $2.40!
15 view cover	Anna Julia Cooper, Visionary Black Feminist: A Critical Introduction more books like this by Vivian M May add to wishlist Vivian M. May explores the theoretical and political contributions of Anna Julia Cooper, a renowned Black feminist scholar, educator, and activist whose ideas deserve far more attention than they have received. Drawing on Africana and feminist theory, May places Cooper's theorizing in its historical contexts and offers new ways to interpret the ... see all copies from $31.04! new only from $31.04!
16 view cover	To Make the Wounded Whole more books like this by Lewis V Baldwin add to wishlist This book is a conscious effort to explore the dimensions of King's cultural legacy, and aspires to demonstrate how King's vision gradually transcended southern particularism to assume national and international implications. see all copies from $6.55! new only from $20.26! \| SVS
17 view cover	By These Hands: A Documentary History of African American Humanism more books like this by Anthony B Pinn (Editor) add to wishlist The Black church is often praised for its contribution to Black culture and politics. More recently, Islam has been recognized as an important force in African American liberation. This text demonstrates the crucial, often overlooked role that humanism has played in African American struggles for dignity, power and justice. Anthony Pinn collects ... see all copies from $15.50! new only from $64.76!
18 view cover	Not Only the Master's Tools: African American Studies in Theory and Practice more books like this by Jane Anna Gordon (Editor), Lewis R Gordon (Editor) add to wishlist "Not Only the Master's Tools: African American Studies in Theory and Practice" brings together new essays on the ongoing value of black thought. Important for anyone interested in the ongoing importance of ideas, the book is well suited for students and scholars of Africana studies, philosophy, literary theory, educational theory, social and ... see all copies from $28.39! new only from $44.20!
19	Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle: African American, Pan-African, and Global Issues more books like this by Karenga add to wishlist see all copies from $8.60! new only from $95.95!
20 view cover	Contemporary Afrocentric Scholarship: Toward a Functional Cultural Philosophy more books like this by Geoffrey Jahwara Giddings add to wishlist see all copies from $79.95! new only from $79.95!
21 view cover	Africana Critical Theory: Reconstructing the Black Radical Tradition, from W.E.B. Du Bois and C.L.R. James to Frantz Fanon and Amilcar Cabral more books like this by Reiland Rabaka add to wishlist 115.00 see all copies from $139.38! new only from $139.38!
22 view cover	Race-Ing Moral Formation: African American Perspectives on Care and Justice more books like this by Vanessa Siddle Walker add to wishlist In this volume the editors incorporate the experiences of African Americans into the discourse on moral-development theory and moral education. By citing historical developments from the days of slavery to the present, the authors provide a framework through which one can interpret the way morality has been cultivated amongst Black minorities. ... see all copies from $64.54! new only from $64.54!
23	Going Out Full-Returning Home Empty more books like this by Amos Jones add to wishlist This book by Pastor Amos Jones, Jr. makes the case for solid training for the Black Christian educator who is in a position to provide leadership for Black Christians in today's world. see all copies from $7.00! signed copies
24 view cover	Renewing Black Intellectual History: The Ideological and Material Foundations of African American Thought more books like this by Kenneth W Warren, Adolph Reed, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist Reflecting critically on the discipline of African American studies is a complicated undertaking. Making sense of the black American experience requires situating it within the larger cultural, political-economic, and ideological dynamics that shape American life. This volume moves away from privileging racial commonality as the fulcrum of inquiry ... see all copies from $90.09! new only from $102.75! \| SVS
25 view cover	Collective Thoughts of a Black Man more books like this by Saeed Muhammed, Francene Ambrose Gunn (Editor), Sos Graphics and Designs (Designer) add to wishlist Collective Thoughts of a Black Man was written to bring about an open consciousness about oneself, to acknowledge ourselves as great black leaders, Kings, and Queens; to tell the truth as only a Black man can tell it. From the Editor: Saeed Muhammed writes from experience, passion, anger, concern and love. He shares the depths of his emotions as ... see all copies from $15.60! new only from $15.60! \| SVS

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