Bandele, Ramla M.,  1949- <br/><br/>
Black star :  African American activism in the international political economy / 
Ramla M. Bandele. 
 - Urbana :  University of Illinois Press,  (c)2008. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>A new take on an old term : operationalizing the diaspora concept --  An exploration of the relevant literature --  Still waters : understanding the political economy of the 1920s --  Home dock : United States and the BSL --  Charting the black Atlantic : the UNIA and its location in African-American politics --  Shipping politics : the case of the Black Star Line --  Stormy seas : government obstruction of BSL transnational goals --  Marooned : the rise and fall of the Black Star Line --  Clear waters : implications for the study of diasporas. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780252090455 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019718325 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Universal Negro Improvement Association--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American businesspeople--History.<br/>African diaspora--History.<br/>Pan-Africanism--History.<br/>African American political activists--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E185  / .B533 2008