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National Conference of Black Political Scientists Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Workings of Diaspora: Jamaican Maroons and the Claims to Sovereignty, Mario Nisbett

Workings of Diaspora: Jamaican Maroons and the Claims to Sovereignty

Mario Nisbett
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

@50Ahsa invites Dr. Mario Nisbett for an engaging interview and discussion of his book "The Workings of Diaspora Jamaican Maroons and The Claims to Sovereignty" on Saturday February 12th! Register here https://t.co/0dVHMw5eip https://t.co/2vIkBiXhmL

Hardcover, 2021

$105.00Member price:$99.75 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Quest: The California Youth Authority's Golden Years, Robert L. Smith

Quest: The California Youth Authority's Golden Years

Robert L. Smith
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

Day 8 of #NCOBPSBHM2022 we invite you to check out the Black Politics standard, American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom by the illustrious scholars, Hanes Walton, Robert C. Smith and Sherri L. Wallace https://t.co/Egd6y0ANev

Paperback, 2012

$29.95Member price:$28.45 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Crisis of Leadership and the Role of Citizens in Black America: Leaders of the New School, Stephen C. W. Graves

Crisis of Leadership and the Role of Citizens in Black America: Leaders of the New School

Stephen C. W. Graves
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

Day 4 of #NCOBPSBHM2022 check out "A Crisis of Leadership and the Role of Citizens in Black America: Leaders of the New School " by @1StephenGraves for an examination of the concepts of citizen, citizenship and leadership for Black Americans post CRM.

Paperback, 2018

$53.99Member price:$51.29 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Mobilizing Public Opinion: Black Insurgency and Racial Attitudes in the Civil Rights Era, Taeku Lee

Mobilizing Public Opinion: Black Insurgency and Racial Attitudes in the Civil Rights Era

Taeku Lee
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

Day 17 of #NCOBPSBHM2022 with "Mobilizing Public Opinion: Black Insurgency and Racial Attitudes in the Civil Rights Era" by Taeku Lee where he argues the importance of grassroots public opinion. Find it here or at your local bookstore https://t.co/gazsgHeNtb

Paperback, 2002

$37.00Member price:$37.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party, Joshua Bloom

Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

Joshua Bloom
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

Day 15 of #NCOBPSBHM2022 with 'Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party' by Joshua Bloom & Waldo E. Martin Jr. A deep dive into then and now of the politics and organization. Purchase here https://t.co/flAb4v0O1G from your local bookstore! https://t.co/p4w82LLtjB

Paperback, 2016

$27.95Member price:$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom, Hanes Walton Jr

American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

Hanes Walton Jr
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

Day 8 of #NCOBPSBHM2022 we invite you to check out the Black Politics standard, American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom by the illustrious scholars, Hanes Walton, Robert C. Smith and Sherri L. Wallace https://t.co/Egd6y0ANev

Paperback, 2020

$110.00Member price:$104.50 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Identity Politics in the United States, Khalilah L. Brown-Dean

Identity Politics in the United States

Khalilah L. Brown-Dean
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

Check out "Identity Politics in the United States" by @KBDPHD ! In this pioneering book, Dr. Brown-Dean shows how conflicts over group identity are an inescapable feature of American political development. Purchase here or at your local bookstore: https://t.co/DhHIbbiwMI

Hardcover, 2019

$79.95Member price:$79.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Can We All Get Along?: Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics, Paula McClain

Can We All Get Along?: Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics

Paula McClain
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

Day 5 of #NCOBPSBHM2020 Paula McClain and Jessica Johnson Carew's "Can We All Get Along? Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics" is a primer on relationships between the major racial and ethnic groups in the United States. https://t.co/ZsmELRRxTY

Paperback, 2017

$62.99Member price:$59.84 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Is Separate Unequal?: Black Colleges and the Challenge to Desegregation, Albert L. Samuels

Is Separate Unequal?: Black Colleges and the Challenge to Desegregation

Albert L. Samuels
National Conference of Black Political ScientistsNational Conference of Black Political Scientists

Day 7 of #NCOBPSBHM2022 we invite you to peruse "Is Separate Unequal? Black Colleges and the Challenge to Desegregation" by @asamuels2000. This text argues that equality in education should not come at the cost of HBCU funding and culture. https://t.co/M0cdoTtTkv

Hardcover, 2004

$54.99Member price:$54.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)