The History of Black Studies by Abdul Alkalimat

The History of Black Studies by Abdul Alkalimat

A peerless reference guide to the history of Black Studies from one of the discipline's founders

'Abdul Alkalimat is one of the most rigorous and committed Black radical thinkers of our time'

-- Barbara Ransby, award-winning author of 'Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement'

'Magisterial [..] The most comprehensive history of the field of Black Studies. This landmark book will become a standard in the history of our field.'

-- Molefi Kete Asante, Professor at the Department of Africology, Temple University

'Abdul Alkalimat, one of the pioneers of Black Studies, has done a great service by providing a powerful, expansive, and compelling history of the field'

-- Keisha N. Blain, award-winning author and co-editor of the #1 New York Times Bestseller '400 Souls'

‘This is Alkalimat’s magnum opus […] a focal point for scholarship on the history of Africana thought in the academy. It is required reading for Black Studies scholars and intellectual historians’

-- Fabio Rojas, Virginia L. Roberts Professor of Sociology Indiana University

‘A visionary and a documentarian, Alkalimat has been a major figure in the Black Studies movement since its modern inception. This landmark book is indispensable’

-- Martha Biondi, author of ‘The Black Revolution on Campus’

'Stunning [...] a precious guide to a forgotten past as well as a valuable tool for future battles over the political direction of education against racism'

-- Paul Gilroy, author of 'There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack'

'A must-read chronicle of one of the most significant developments in US social movements, making more visible the role of Black women who have too often been footnotes in this history. Even veteran pioneers and Black Studies comrades will be wowed!'

-- Beverly Guy-Sheftall, the Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women's Studies at Spelman College

Abdul Alkalimat is a founder of the field of Black Studies and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. A lifelong scholar-activist with a PhD from the University of Chicago, he has lectured, taught and directed academic programs across the US, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and China. His activism extends from having been chair of the Chicago chapter of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s, to a co-founder of the Black Radical Congress in 1998.

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ISBN 13	9780745344225
ISBN 10	0745344224
Title	The History of Black Studies
Author	Abdul Alkalimat
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2021-10-20
Number of pages	384
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