{"product_id":"in-the-company-of-black-men-the-african-influence-on-african-american-culture-in-new-york-city-9780814793695","title":"In the Company of Black Men: The African Influence on African American Culture in New York City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraces the development of African-American community traditions over three centuries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the subaltern assemblies of the enslaved in colonial New York City to the benevolent New York African Society of the early national era to the formation of the African Blood Brotherhood in twentieth century Harlem, voluntary associations have been a fixture of African-American communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Black Men\u003c\/i\u003e examines New York City over three centuries to show that enslaved Africans provided the institutional foundation upon which African-American religious, political, and social culture could flourish. Arguing that the universality of the voluntary tradition in African-American communities has its basis in collectivism--a behavioral and rhetorical tendency to privilege the group over the individual--it explores the institutions that arose as enslaved Africans exploited the potential for group action and mass resistance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Craig Steven Wilder's research is particularly exciting in its assertion that Africans entered the Americas equipped with intellectual traditions and sociological models that facilitated a communitarian response to oppression. Presenting a dramatic shift from previous work which has viewed African-American male associations as derivative and imitative of white male counterparts, \u003ci\u003e In the Company of Black Men\u003c\/i\u003e provides a ground-breaking template for investigating antebellum black institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Steven Wilder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.34w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814793695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilder, Craig Steven:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCraig Steven Wilder\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History and Chair of African-American Studies at Williams College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Covenant with Color: Race and Social Power in Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40414646141043,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":50.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1c8bd199-919d-4181-a321-f81e24587c22.jpg?v=1662213200","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/in-the-company-of-black-men-the-african-influence-on-african-american-culture-in-new-york-city-9780814793695","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}