To shape a new world : essays on the political philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. / edited by Tommie Shelby and Brandon M. Terry.
Contributor(s): Shelby, Tommie [editor.]
| Terry, Brandon M [editor.]
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: x, 449 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674980754; 0674980751Other title: Essays on the political philosophy of Martin Luther King, JrSubject(s): King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Knowledge -- Political science | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Influence | Political science -- United States -- Philosophy | Racism -- United States -- PhilosophyLOC classification: E185.97.K5 | T6 2018Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Martin Luther King, Jr., and political philosophy / Brandon M. Terry and Tommie Shelby -- Part I. Traditions: The Du Bois-Washington debate and the idea of dignity / Robert Gooding-Williams -- Moral perfectionism / Paul C. Taylor -- The roots of civil disobedience in republicanism and slavery / Bernard R. Boxill -- Showdown for nonviolence: the theory and practice of nonviolent politics / Karuna Mantena -- Part II. Ideals: From anger to love: self-purification and political resistance / Martha C. Nussbaum -- The prophetic tension between race consciousness and the ideal of color-blindness / Ronald R. Sundstrom -- Integration, freedom, and the affirmation of life / Danielle Allen -- A vindication of voting rights / Derrick Darby -- Part III. Justice: Prisons of the forgotten: ghettos and economic injustice / Tommie Shelby -- Gender trouble: manhood, inclusion, and justice / Shatema Threadcraft and Brandon M. Terry -- Living "in the red": time, debt, and justice / Lawrie Balfour -- The costs of violence: militarism, geopolitics, and accountability / Lionel McPherson -- Part IV. Conscience: The path of conscientious citizenship / Michele Moody-Adams -- Requiem for a dream: the problem-space of black power / Brandon M. Terry -- Hope and despair: past and present / Cornel West -- Afterword: Dignity as a weapon of love / Jonathan L. Walton.