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Black against empire the history and politics of the Black Panther Party

Presents an overview and analysis of the history and politics of the Black Panther Party, revealing the political dynamics that drove the growth of this revolutionary movement, and its unraveling.

Main Author: Bloom, Joshua.
Other Authors: Martin, Waldo E., 1951-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013.
Subjects:
Black Panther Party > History.
African Americans > Politics and government > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
Summary: Presents an overview and analysis of the history and politics of the Black Panther Party, revealing the political dynamics that drove the growth of this revolutionary movement, and its unraveling.
Item Description: "George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--Imprint t.p.
Physical Description: xii, 539 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780520271852 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520271858 (cloth : alk. paper)
Author Notes: Joshua Bloom is a Fellow at the Ralph J. Bunche Center at UCLA. He is the co-editor of Working for Justice: The L.A. Model of Organizing and Advocacy and the collection editor of the Black Panther Newspaper Collection .
Waldo E. Martin, Jr. is Professor of History at UC Berkeley. He is the author of No Coward Soldiers: Black Cultural Politics in Postwar American , Brown Vs. Board of Education: A Brief History with Documents , and The Mind of Frederick Douglass .

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