'Other Kinds of Dreams': Black Women's Organisations and the Politics of Transformation (Gender, Racism, Ethnicity) - Softcover

Sudbury, Julia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415167329 ISBN 13: 9780415167321

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

Other Kinds of Dreams Through an empirical study of black women;s organisations, this book interrogates contemporary theories of racism and racialisation, political mobilisation and feminism relating the experiences of black women to wider issues of politics. Full description

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"As we trek into the next millennium, asserting, maintaining, and defending our humanity in the face of global capital, we very much need 'Other Kinds of Dreams'."
-Angela Y. Davis, UC-Santa Cruz, From the Foreword

Synopsis:

Through an empirical study of black women's organisations, this book interrogates contemporary theories of racism and racialisation, political mobilisation and feminism relating the experiences of black women to wider issues of politics and difference, class and coalitions. Other Kinds of Dreams questions the homogeneity of the term 'black' and asks whether increasing social stratification within black communities undermines this unity. It also analyses the relationship between black women's organisations, black men and white feminists within the context of coalition for social transformation. Other Kinds of Dreams provides an invaluable insight into the political activity of black women despite immense barriers, both internal and external to their comunities.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0415167329
• ISBN 13: 9780415167321
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300