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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Umoren’s diligent research and exposition of various meetings, organisations and influencers provide ample points from which to begin. . . . readers will leave
Race Women Internationalists with a great deal more knowledge about Marson, Nardal and Robeson, as well as agreeing with Umoren’s foundational claim that race women internationalists warrant greater inclusion in the narratives historians will tell about anti-colonialism, feminism, socialism and Pan-Africanism in the years to come." * LSE Review of Books *
"The group biography format...allows Umoren to stress the heterogeneity of commitments that motivated Nardel, Marson, and Robeson’s activism. In addition, Umoren’s work offers an important corrective to disciplinary boundaries that would cordon off the myriad of cultural and political practices these activist-intellectuals engaged in. . . . [and] sets the foundation for future scholarship on the contributions of black feminist intellectuals to the world stage in the space between." * The Space Between: Literature and Culture, 1914-1945 *
"This is an incredibly well-researched text. Pulling from governmental papers, personal papers, activist and mainstream publications and artistic writings from five countries, the author manages to give each of her subjects a distinct voice." * Journal of Social History *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Black and Feminist Internationalism in Interwar Europe, 1920–1935
2. The Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, the Spanish Civil War, and Anti-Fascist Internationalism, 1935–1939
3. Internationalisms during and after World War II, 1939–1949
4. Continuities and Changes, 1950–1966
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
