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Book SynopsisBy examining Amilcar Cabral's theories and praxes, as well as several of the antecedents and major influences on the evolution of his radical politics and critical social theory, Concepts of Cabralism: Amilcar Cabral and Africana Critical Theory simultaneously reintroduces, chronicles, and analyzes several of the core characteristics of the Africana tradition of critical theory. Reiland Rabaka's primary preoccupation is with Cabral's theoretical and political legaciesthat is to say, with the ways in which he constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed theory and the aims, objectives, and concrete outcomes of his theoretical applications and discursive practices. The book begins with the Negritude Movement, and specifically the work of Léopold Senghor, Aimé Césaire, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Next, it shifts the focus to Frantz Fanon's discourse on radical disalienation and revolutionary decolonization. Finally, it offers an extended engagement of Cabral's critical theory and contributions
Trade ReviewReiland Rabaka has brought together a comprehensive review of Amilcar Cabral and his intellectual legacy that will be indispensable for researchers and students alike. Contextualising Cabral's ideas and praxis within the framework of those of Frantz Fanon, and Marxist and Africana critical theory, makes this an extraordinary tour de force. -- Firoze Manji, Director, Pan-African Institute
Concepts of Cabralism fills a lacuna in the 21st century black studies archive. It is a book that demands that Amilcar Cabral no longer be a footnote in the scholarship on and about the black radical tradition. Reiland Rabaka clearly and cogently provides a valuable matrix to understand Cabral in relation to other great Africana thinkers. Concepts of Cabralism illustrates that Cabral’s ideas are not dead, but of extreme contemporary import. -- P. Khalil Saucier, Rhode Island College
After its detailed examination of the intellectual contexts provided by the Negritude Movement and Frantz Fanon, Concepts of Cabralism dives into a masterful reading of works by the important, but currently overlooked, figure of Amilcar Cabral. It is a must read for scholars of Cabral, the larger Black Radical Tradition, and the even larger field of contemporary Africana thought. A timely contribution to all of these fields. -- Paget Henry, Brown University
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Contours of Cabralism Part I: Return to the Source: The Philosophical Foundations of Cabral’s Critical Theory Chapter 1: The Negritude Movement: Cesaire, Senghor, and Critical Social Theory Chapter 2: Fanonism: Fanon’s Dialectic of Radical Disalienation and Revolutionary Decolonization Part II: The Weapon of Theory: Cabral’s Critical Theory and Revolutionary Praxis Chapter 3: Cabral’s Critical Theory of Colonialism, Neocolonialism, and Imperialism Chapter 4: Cabral’s Critical Theory of Marxism, Nationalism, and Humanism Chapter 5: Cabral’s Critical Theory of History, Culture, and National Liberation Part III: The Africana Tradition of Critical Theory: Cabral and the Decolonization and Re-Africanization of Radical Politics, Critical Social Theory, and Revolutionary Praxis Chapter 6: Africana Critical Theory in the Aftermath of Amilcar Cabral and Cabralism’s Contributions
