'Other Kinds of Dreams': Black Women's Organisations and the Politics of Transformation

by Julia Sudbury

Overview

'Other Kinds of Dreams' provides an invaluable insight into the political activity of black and Asian women in the UK both inside and outside the black and Asian communities. The book breaks new ground by: * destroying the misconception that black and Asian women lack political involvement * integrating gender into the study of black and Asian political participation in Britain
* exploring the potential for alliances between black women and the new progressive 'black man's movement'
* examining black women activists' perception and experiences of white feminism. 'Other Kinds of Dreams also questions the homogeneity of the term 'black' and asks whether increasing social stratification within black communities undermines this unity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134705214
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/08/2005
Series:	Gender, Racism, Ethnicity
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	298
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Julia Sudbury is an assistant professor in Ethnic Studies at Mills College, Oakland, California, and the former director of Sia: The National Development Agency for the Black Voluntary Sector, based in London.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Writing against the grain: towards a womanist methodology; Chapter 3 ‘We don't just make tea’: redefining political activism; Chapter 4 Talking across difference; Chapter 5 Articulating ‘race’, class and gender; Chapter 6 Sisters and brothers in struggle? Looking for coalitions; Chapter 7 Conclusions: from identity politics to the politics of transformation;

Editorial Reviews

'As we trek into the next millennium...defending our humanity in the face of global capital, we very much need 'Other Kinds of Dreams'' - Angela Davis

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