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Black Power Encyclopedia
An invaluable resource that documents the Black Power Movement by its cultural representation and promotion of self-determination and self-defense, and showcases the movement's influence on Black communities in America from 1965 to the mid-1970s. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement's emphasis on the rhetoric and practice of nonviolence and social and political goal of integration, Black Power was defined by the promotion of Black self-determination, Black consciousness, independent Black politics, and the practice of armed self-defense. Black Power changed communities, curriculums, and culture in the United States and served as an inspiration for social justice internationally. This unique two-...
The SAGE Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America
The Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America provides an accessible ready reference on the retention and continuity of African culture within the United States. Our conceptual framework holds, first, that culture is a form of self-knowledge and knowledge about self in the world as transmitted from one person to another. Second, that African people continuously create their own cultural history as they move through time and space. Third, that African descended people living outside of Africa are also contributors to and participate in the creation of African cultural history. Entries focus on illuminating Africanisms (cultural retentions traceable to an African origin) and c...
Imprisoned Intellectuals
Prisons constitute one of the most controversial and contested sites in a democratic society. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the industrialized world, with over 2 million people in jails, prisons, and detention centers; with over three thousand on death row, it is also one of the few developed countries that continues to deploy the death penalty. International Human Rights Organizations such as Amnesty International have also noted the scores of political prisoners in U.S. detention. This anthology examines a class of intellectuals whose analyses of U.S. society, politics, culture, and social justice are rarely referenced in conventional political speech or academic ...
Hidden Cities: Understanding Urban Popcultures
The richly varied phenomenon of urban popcultures, through distinctive practices and forms, has significantly marked the life of modern city.
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Publishers Directory
No other directory matches the exhaustive coverage of the Gale Group's Publishers Directory. It's the most comprehensive source of detailed information on more than 20,000 U.S. and Canadian publishers as well as small independent presses. The latest edition adds approximately 500 new entries, plus coverage on electronic formats, such as CD-ROM and database availability. Entries provide complete contact information for each publishing company, including address; phone and fax numbers; names of officials and managers; number of newt titles recently published; target markets; discounts available; return policy and address.
Hip-hop Revolution
As hip-hop artists constantly struggle to "keep it real," this fascinating study examines the debates over the core codes of hip-hop authenticity--as it reflects and reacts to problematic black images in popular culture--placing hip-hop in its proper cultural, political, and social contexts.
