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Book SynopsisThis book sheds a radical light on the issue of race, showing that social and racist discourses are ideological and political mystifications masking exploitation. It deals with substantive issues that have the potential to enhance our understanding how Marxist theory can be quite useful in interpreting the race paradigm.
Trade ReviewIn this short book rich with big thoughts, Babacar Camara has written a genuine intervention in African Diasporic Marxism. The work is erudite and devoid of disciplinary decadence and methodological fetishism as the author articulates an insightful critique of postmodern and postcolonial anti-Marxism. Camara's creative reading of Negritude and his rigorous reminder of the implications of a serious diagnosis and critique of capitalism offer much for the study of racism and global inequalities today. It is a must-read for contemporary political thought, Africana philosophy, and cultural criticism... -- Lewis R. Gordon, Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies, University of Connecticut
In this short book rich with big thoughts, Babacar Camara has written a genuine intervention in African Diasporic Marxism. The work is erudite and devoid of disciplinary decadence and methodological fetishism as the author articulates an insightful critique of postmodern and postcolonial anti-Marxism. Camara's creative reading of Negritude and his rigorous reminder of the implications of a serious diagnosis and critique of capitalism offer much for the study of racism and global inequalities today. It is a must-read for contemporary political thought, Africana philosophy, and cultural criticism. -- Lewis R. Gordon, Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies, University of Connecticut
In Marxist Theory, Black/African Specificities, and Racism, Camara moves beyond the sterile framework of “Africa versus the West” to observe that the modern conditions of life overall belie any easy African specificities, which are rendered epiphenomena, such that “the same Western critical theory that explains any capitalist region, explains Africa....The author briefly summarizes the Marxian concept of ideology so as to demonstrate how race and racism serve class purposes, with special analysis given to South Africa’s apartheid system. * Marx and Philosophy Review of Books *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 1 Language and Totality Chapter 4 2 The Concept of Ideology Chapter 5 3 Négritude Chapter 6 4 Dialectic and Black/African Specificities Chapter 7 5 The Specificity of African American Oppression Chapter 8 6 Racism and Ideology Chapter 9 References Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 About the Author
