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Title
White world order, black power politics
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Vitalis, Robert, 1955- (Author)
Subject
International relations--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--History--20th century (LCSH)
United States--Race relations--History--20th century (LCSH)
Racism in higher education--United States--History--20th century (LCSH)
Imperialism--Historiography (LCSH)
Howard University--History--20th century. (LCSH)
Language
English
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: JZ1305 .V49 2015 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 327.730089/96073 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
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Content
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Summary
"Racism and imperialism are the twin forces that propelled the course of the United States in the world in the early twentieth century and in turn affected the way that diplomatic history and international relations were taught and understood in the American academy. Evolutionary theory, social Darwinism, and racial anthropology had been dominant doctrines in international relations from its beginnings; racist attitudes informed research priorities and were embedded in newly formed professional organizations. In White World Order, Black Power Politics, Robert Vitalis recovers the arguments, texts, and institution building of an extraordinary group of professors at Howard University, including Alain Locke, Ralph Bunche, Rayford Logan, Eric Williams, and Merze Tate, who was the first black female professor of political science in the country. Within the rigidly segregated profession, the "Howard School of International Relations" represented the most important center of opposition to racism and the focal point for theorizing feasible alternatives to dependency and domination for Africans and African Americans through the early 1960s. Vitalis pairs the contributions of white and black scholars to reconstitute forgotten historical dialogues and show the critical role played by race in the formation of international relations"-- Publisher's Web site.
Table Of Contents
Introduction : a mongrel-American social science
Empire by association
Race children
Storm centers of political theory and practice
Imperialism and internationalism in the 1920s
Making the world safe for "minorities"
The philanthropy of masters
The first but not last crisis of a Cold War profession
Ethiopia's hands
The fate of the Howard School
Conclusion : the high plane of dignity and discipline.
Authorized Access Point
Vitalis, Robert, 1955- White world order, black power politics
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: core
Identified By: bf:Local, 18612452
Change Date: 2016-06-22T16:30:50
Creation Date: 2015-05-10
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: NIC/DLC