The City on the Hill from Below: The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics Contributor(s): Marshall, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439906556 ISBN-13: 9781439906552 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $67.93 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
Dewey: 323.119 |
LCCN: 2010046507 |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.5" W x 9.26" (1.08 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Within the discipline of American political science and the field of political theory, African American prophetic political critique as a form of political theorizing has been largely neglected. Stephen Marshall, in "The City on the Hill from Below," interrogates the political thought of David Walker, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison to reveal a vital tradition of American political theorizing and engagement with an American political imaginary forged by the City on the Hill. Originally articulated to describe colonial settlement, state formation, and national consolidation, the image of the City on the Hill has been transformed into one richly suited to assessing and transforming American political evil. "The City on the Hill from Below" shows how African American political thinkers appropriated and revised languages of biblical prophecy and American republicanism. |