Imperium in Imperio
$33.49
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2004
Summary
Self-published in 1899 and sold door-to-door by the author, this classic African-American novel—a gripping exploration of oppression, miscegenation, exploitation, and black empowerment—was a major bestseller in its day. The dramatic story of a conciliatory black man and a mulatto nationalist who grow up in a racist America and are driven to join a radical movement dedicated to the creation of an all-black nation in Texas, "Imperium in Imperio" had a profo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812971606 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0812971604 |
| Author: | Sutton Griggs |
| Publisher: | Modern Library |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Edition: | 2003rd |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2004 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 132mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
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“A powerful, moving story … This new edition should restore Griggs to his rightful place among black intellectuals and protest novelists.” –John Stauffer, Frederick Douglass Prize winner for The Black Hearts of Men
About The Author
Sutton Griggs
Author of the Preface- A. J. Verdelle, lecturer in the creative writing program at Princeton, is the author of The Good Negress.
Introducer- Cornel West, University Professor of Religion at Princeton, is the author of Race Matters and The American Evasion of Philosophy, and is the co-author of The Future of American Progressivism.
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