Black Marxism

A towering achievement. There is simply nothing like it in the history of Black radical thought – Cornel WestCedric Robinson’s brilliant analyses revealed new ways of thinking and acting – Angela DavisI can say, without a trace of hyperbole, that this book changed my life. – Robin KelleyBlack Marxism shattered the taken-for-granted of understanding the modern world, allowing us to see the racist nature of capitalism. There are very few books that transform how we have to approach the world and Black Marxism is one of them – Kehinde AndrewsA handbook for a new generation of radicals and activists … Robinson’s work helpfully points to the tension in Marxism between the march towards progress and the spontaneous character of revolution… offers a sense of belonging and a means of imagining a common future – Kevin Okoth * London Review of Books *

Cedric Robinson was a professor in the Department of Black Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He headed the Department of Black Studies and the Department of Political Science and served as the Director of the Center for Black Studies Research.