Rojas' book makes a significant contribution to the small but growing literature on social movements within organizations; those who study knowledge politics will also find it a useful read.

From Black Power to Black Studies is a valuable sociological study of the way in which militant student protest led to the institutionalization of African American Studies in higher education. Moreover, it provides insightful analyses of the pitfalls, both institutionally and politically, that have conspired to hamper Black Studies' growth and legitimacy as an academic discipline. . . Rojas has provided a thoughtful and substantive contribution to the emerging new literature on the origins of Black Studies.

Rojas has made a qualified yet significant scholarly contribution relevant to multiple disciplines in myriad ways.

A fascinating account of the development of black studies departments in American colleges and universities.

There is more than one way to analyze historical phenomena, and the sociologist Fabio Rojas has chosen to approach the issue in sociological terms . . . historians of the civil rights movement and of American higher education will profit considerably from reading this work.

Carefully conceived and designed, and contributory . . . adds to the social science literature on ways in which marginalized groups mobilise to alter established organizations and institutions.

Rojas's organizational perspective, informed by a strong foundation in sociological theory, provides valuable insights. As a study of the major issues surrounding the birth and development of Black studies, the book works very well, covering most of the important controversies, often in careful historical detail.

Roja's treatment of the subtleties and ambiguities of the coevolution process that black studies and American academia underwent together is well-balanced and complex.