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published
June 1st 1996
by Free Press
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Paperback, 384 pages
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0684826399
(isbn13: 9780684826394)
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A professor of history and African-American studies examines the day-to-day examples of resistance against discrimination, noting how slowdowns, migra...more
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Without a bunch of bells and whistles, Robin DG Kelley makes a really important contribution to political debate: establishing cultural politics and individual acts of defiance as something that is part of larger societal change.
A lot of other books tend to polarize this discussion around poles of "serious-Marxist-who-sees only-grand-collective-action as important" versus "post modernist who fetishizes every little act of personal rebellion and assertion of identity". I...more
A lot of other books tend to polarize this discussion around poles of "serious-Marxist-who-sees only-grand-collective-action as important" versus "post modernist who fetishizes every little act of personal rebellion and assertion of identity". I...more
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Read in February, 2004
In "Race Rebels," Robin D.G. Kelley explores the social history of cultural and community "spaces" that allowed for identity and resistance in the black community to evolve in the postwar United States. Forms of resistance took place, in Kelley's view, in places which were not traditionally seen as organized -- not the workplace, not politics, not fraternal organizations. Claiming urban spaces, these actions created a contested terrain -- whites flee buses for automobiles; wh...more
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Read in January, 1997
When Kelley started by describing everyday acts of rebellion while working in a McDonald's in Pasadena, California, I knew this was a book for me. RACE REBELS draws attention to "ordinary" people and their acts of personal and everyday protest and resistance. This is history that you don't find much of in your history books.
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I love anything by Robin Kelley. He has a really original and inspiring approach to crucial topics. This book looks at how working class Black folks rebelled in informal ways. It was amazing he was able to research the topic and insightful about the ways which we can all rebel to whatever predicament we find ourselves.
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Read in January, 2003
recommends it for:
culture historians
I loved "Riddle of the Zoot" and the gangsta rap essay is an important one for the field as well.
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Probably one of the best books on U.S. history you'll ever read.
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Read in January, 2007
So far, wonderful. I adore Kelley. He's my hero!
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