Third Worlds Within: Multiethnic Movements and Transnational Solidarity

Daniel Widener's Third Worlds Within expands the concept of racial justice struggles by connecting local and global movements, revealing connections between disparate groups and highlighting the strategic role of US communities of color in defeating capitalism, racism, and imperialism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2024
Publisher: Duke University Press

Third Worlds Within by Daniel Widener broadens the understanding of the struggle for racial justice by examining antiracist movements in the United States within a broader internationalist context. Widener argues that antiracist struggles at home are interconnected with and significantly shaped by similar struggles abroad. Drawing from a vast historical archive and his own experiences as an activist and family member, Widener explores the connections between local and global struggles throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He uncovers the commonalities between seemingly disparate groups such as Japanese American and Black communities in Southern California or American folk musicians and revolutionary movements in Asia. Additionally, he centers the expansive vision of global Indigenous movements, the challenges of Black/Brown solidarity, and the influence of East Asian organizing on the US Third World Left. Through his research, Widener reveals how the fight against racism unfolds both locally and globally, creating new forms of solidarity. He highlights the crucial strategic role played by US communities of color in efforts to defeat the combined forces of capitalism, racism, and imperialism, offering a fresh perspective on history that informs contemporary social struggles.

Weight: 526g
Dimension: 153 x 232 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781478030164