Prophet of Discontent: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Critique of Racial Capitalism (Paperback)

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by Jared A. Loggins and Andrew J. Douglas

Description

In Prophet of Discontent, Andrew J. Douglas and Jared A. Loggins invoke contemporary discourse on racial capitalism in a powerful reassessment of Martin Luther King Jr.'s thinking and legacy.
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Like today's organizers, King was more than a dreamer. He knew that his call for a "radical revolution of values" was complicated by the production and circulation of value under capitalism. He knew that the movement to build the beloved community required sophisticated analyses of capitalist imperialism, state violence, and racial formations, as well as unflinching solidarity with the struggles of the Black working class. Shining new light on King's largely implicit economic and political theories, and expanding appreciation of the Black radical tradition to which he belonged, Douglas and Loggins reconstruct, develop, and carry forward King's strikingly prescient critique of capitalist society.
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About the Author

Jared A. Loggins is a visiting assistant professor of Black studies and political science at Amherst College.

Andrew J. Douglas is a professor of political science and a faculty affiliate in Africana studies and international comparative labor studies at Morehouse College. He is the author of In the Spirit of Critique: Thinking Politically in the Dialectical Tradition and W. E. B. Du Bois and the Critique of the Competitive Society (Georgia). He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Product Details

Category: Economic Justice, Racial Capitalism

Language: English

Format/Binding: Paperback

Book Condition: New

ISBN-10: 082036018X

ISBN-13: 978-0820360188

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Date Published: September 15, 2021

Pages: 150

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