The Future of the Race
$36.79
- Paperback
196 pages
- Release Date
14 January 1997
Summary
Almost one-hundred years ago, W.E.B. Du Bois proposed the notion of the “talented tenth,” an African American elite that would serve as leaders and models for the larger black community. In this unprecedented collaboration, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Cornel West–two of Du Bois’s most prominent intellectual descendants–reassess that relationship and its implications for the future of black Americans.
If the 1990s are the best of times for the heirs of the Talented Tenth, they are unqu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679763789 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679763783 |
| Author: | Cornel West, Henry Louis Jr. Gates |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books USA |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 196 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 1997 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 135mm x 200mm |
Cornel West
Educator and philosopher Dr. Cornel West is the Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University. Known as one of America’s most gifted, provocative, and important public intellectuals, Dr. West has won numerous awards, including the American Book Award, and has received more than 20 honorary degrees.
His best-selling book “Race Matters” (1993) has sold over 400,000 copies and changed the course of America’s dialogue on race, justice, and democracy. His book “Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism” (2004) was a #11 bestseller.
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