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Third World Studies: Theorizing Liberation
By
Gary Y. Okihiro
Gary Y. Okihiro
Gary Y. Okihiro (1945-2024) was Visiting Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University and the author of many books, including
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Duke University Press
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ISBN electronic:
978-1-4780-5965-3
Publication date:
2024
Book Chapter
Social Formation Available to Purchase
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Published:July 2024
Social formation theory purports to explain society and its changes over time. The theory understands power or agency as the means by which societies are organized and changed. In the United States, the state and capital create and install race, gender, sexuality, (dis)ability, class, and nation as singular, multiple, and intersectional discourses and practices to oppress and exploit.
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