A Nation Within a Nation Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) and Black Power Politics |
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| Author:
| Woodard, Komozi |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4761-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.50 |
Book Description:
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The African-American poet and playwright, Amiri Baraka, helped ignite the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. This work examines Baraka's cultural approach to Black Power politics and explores his role in the phenomenal spread of black nationalism in the urban centres of late-20th century America.
The African-American poet and playwright, Amiri Baraka, helped ignite the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. This work examines Baraka's cultural approach to Black Power politics and explores his role in the phenomenal spread of black nationalism in the urban centres of late-20th century America.