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Racial capitalism

An Unfinished History

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ID2149308
AuthorsR D G Kelley (0000-0003-1648-0726, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume46
Issue16
Pages3562-3568
Publication date2023-12-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2023.2219301
OpenAlexW4380482401
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited9

This afterword considers Cedric J. Robinson's theory of racial capitalism in relation to the South African tradition as advanced in this special issue. Both formulations of racial capitalism developed in the same global conjuncture. And much like the South African tradition, Robinson's theory of racial capitalism was always fundamentally a strategic one. As in the South African context, this meant transcending the stale impasse between Black nationalists and Marxists and developing novel theories to inform revolutionary strategy. Ultimately then, racial capitalism is "a concept forged and developed in struggle", as the editors put it - and it cannot be considered otherwise

Capitalism · Context (archaeology · Economics · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Racism · Relation (database · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · South African History and Culture

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    Andy Clarno, Salim Vally•Ethnic and Racial Studies•2023

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  • South Africa

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year2,33
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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