Search Type
  • All
  • Subject
  • Title
  • Author
  • Publisher
  • Series Title
Search Title

Download

Dispatches from the Ebony Tower

Intellectuals Confront the African American Experience

Dispatches from the Ebony Tower( )
Editor: Marable, Manning
ISBN:978-0-231-11476-9
Publication Date:Mar 2000
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $105.00
Book Description:

What constitutes black studies and where does this discipline stand at the end of the twentieth century? In this wide-ranging and original volume, Manning Marable-one of the leading scholars of African American history-gathers key materials from contemporary thinkers who interrogate the richly diverse content and multiple meanings of the collective experiences of black folk.

Book Details
Pages:352
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):0.628 x 0.917 x 0.105 Inches
Book Weight:1.364 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Manning Marable was born in Dayton, Ohio on May 13, 1950. In 1968, he served as the local black newspaper's correspondent and marched along with thousands of others during the funeral procession for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He received a bachelor's degree from Earlham College in Indiana, a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate from the University of Maryland. He wrote around 20 books during his lifetime including How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America, The Great Wells of Democracy: The Meaning of Race in American Life, Speaking Truth to Power: Essays on Race, Resistance and Radicalism, and Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. He was a professor of African American studies, history, political science and public affairs at Columbia University. He died from complications of pneumonia on April 1, 2011 at the age of 60.

030



Rate this title:

Select your rating below then click 'submit'.






I do not wish to rate this title.