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outcolder's review against another edition
5.0
Most of the book is about carefully removing threads of Eurocentrism while recovering some history that Imperialism reminds us to forget. I am left wondering if there can be such a thing as Black Marxism. Du Bois is on his own trip, it all has precious little to do with Marx. C.L.R. James is so critical of everything, always siding with the newest splinter group until he arrives at something Marx would find interesting but most Marxists would want to expel from whatever 'international' or 'party' they're cooking up now. Together with Richard Wright, James seems to be saying that the oppressed are going to have to figure it out on their own because any kind of vanguard or revolutionary committee or whatever is going to mess it up. Wright goes a bit further and accuses the Marxian leaders of opportunism, Jealous Rebels who just want to run things themselves and use Marxism to manipulate the masses. Sounds more like Black Anarchism to me, which is anyway how I like it. There's way way way more to it than that but that's all I got for you.
matt_zimo's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Very difficult. I wish I had half of Robinson's intellect.
123jrc's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
An academic book, so it will take time to process, but well worth the read.
jesticulate's review against another edition
Too dense. Can’t focus on listening
froggin_around_'s review against another edition
3.0
This is a very good book on history, but sometimes fails when it comes to discussing some Marxist concepts. It also ignores any contribution of Black women to the Black struggle, which was rather disappointing.
grahamcifelli's review against another edition
5.0
Feels so surreal to finally finish this I've been with it for so long! Wild parts were hard to understand and ramble at some points this book has fundamentally changed how I view the world