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Genre/Form: | Electronic books encyclopedias Encyclopedias Encyclopédies |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Black power encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018] (DLC) 2017045242 (OCoLC)1004769973 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Akinyele Omowale Umoja; Karin L Stanford; Jasmin A Young |
ISBN: | 9781440840074 1440840075 |
OCLC Number: | 1004957358 |
Awards: | Winner of 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2019 (United States) Winner of 2019 Outstanding Reference Source - Reference and User Services Association 2019 (United States) Winner of 2019 Top 10 Diverse Adult Books - Nonfiction 2019 (United States) Winner of Best Reference Book of 2018 2019 (United States) Winner of Top 10 Reference Books: 2019 2019 (United States) |
Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes (cxxxv, 904 pages)) : illustrations, portraits. |
Contents: | Volume 1. Introduction -- Chronology -- Armed resistance in the Black Power movement -- Black Power, Red Power, and the potential of Red-Black unity -- Black Power studies -- Gender, Black women, and Black Power -- Urban rebellions -- A-I -- Volume 2. J-Z. |
Series Title: | Movements of the American mosaic. |
Responsibility: | Akinyele Umoja, Karin L. Stanford, and Jasmin A. Young, editors. |
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"This outstanding portrait of a fascinating and influential chapter of American life is indispensable for any library serving those interested in African American studies, cultural studies, and race relations." - Library Journal, Starred Review "Umoja, Stanford, and Young, all prominent Africana studies scholars, gathered a wide range of contributors . . . bringing a balance of academic expertise and community activism to the clearly written, well-documented essays on people, places, and events in the Black Power Movement. . . . Historical perspective, updated information, cross references, and suggestions for further reading make the work valuable for both contemporary understanding and for providing a pathway to additional political and cultural research on the movement. Overview essays and an accurate, detailed index further thereference value. An excellent choice for high school, college, and public libraries." - Booklist, Starred Review "This attractive two-volume set is an ideal gateway for students who want to begin researching the people, events, and philosophies of the Black Power movement in the U.S. . . . Summing Up: Highly recommended for high school, college, and university libraries." - Choice "Excellent . . . this set is essential for U.S. cultural history collections." - ARBA Read more...


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