The Antinomies of Black Marxism

"There is a real need for this book, which will make an important Marxist intervention in various debates – not just the time-honoured race-class debate, but specifically in evaluations of Cedric Robinson’s enormously influential notions of ‘racial capitalism’ and the ‘Black Radical Tradition.’ Noting that, despite its misleading title, Black Marxism is actually an attack on Marxism, the authors observe that the book has achieved a kind of ‘cult status.’ The writings gathered here expose the reader for the first time to the most cogent Marxist responses that the book has invited since its original publication in 1983."
Barbara Foley, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of English at Rutgers University and author of Marxist Literary Criticism Today (2019)"Given the current state of our world, where class exploitation has reached unimaginable levels and fascist politics rule the day, The Antimonies of Black Marxism could not have been better timed. It is a class informed genealogy of the term ‘racial capitalism’ that allows us to see how the term itself, which was offered as an alternative to class politics, is itself a creation of the very dynamic that it purports to have transcended. A truly critical sociology of knowledge, the text not only helps us to understand world (inside and outside the academy) as it is, it gives us the tools we will need to change it."
Zine Magubane, Professor of Sociology, Boston College