Black star : African American activism in the international political economy /

Main Author: Bandele, Ramla M., 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • A new take on an old term : operationalizing the diaspora concept
  • An exploration of the relevant literature
  • Still waters : understanding the political economy of the 1920s
  • Home dock : United States and the BSL
  • Charting the black Atlantic : the UNIA and its location in African-American politics
  • Shipping politics : the case of the Black Star Line
  • Stormy seas : government obstruction of BSL transnational goals
  • Marooned : the rise and fall of the Black Star Line
  • Clear waters : implications for the study of diasporas.