Bøger i Africana Thought serien

After a brief biographical sketch, Johnson examines West's philosophy from his conceptions of pragmatism, existentialism, Marxism and Prophetic Christianity to his persuasive writings on black-Jewish relations, affirmative action, and the role of black intellectuals.

This is a survey of the political thought of a selection of influential black thinkers in provocative exploration of the black radical tradition as it has evolved in the Caribbean, Africa and the United States. Each chapter focuses on key figures or social movement.

Lewis R. Gordon introduces and discusses Africana existential thought, covering a wide range of both classic and contemporary thinkers - from Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Dubois to Frantz Fanon, Angela Davis and Naomi Zack.