Now available in paperback, "one of the best short books we have on
the ideas of racial equality" (George Bornstein, "Times Literary
Supplement") In this assessment of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous
1963 speech, Eric J. Sundquist explores its origins, its place in
the long history of American debates about equality and race, and
why it is now hailed as the most powerful American address of the
twentieth century. "The speech and all that surrounds
it--background and consequences--are brought magnificently to life.
. . . Sundquist has written about race and ethnicity in American
culture. In this book he gives us drama and emotion, a powerful
sense of history combined with illuminating scholarship."--Anthony
Lewis, "New York Times Book Review" (Editor's Choice) "Each chapter
of Sundquist's intelligent and important book focuses on one of
several themes in the speech, unpacking the sources of the words
and placing them within a broader civil rights context. His last
chapter, 'Not by the Color of Their Skin, ' is one of the most
incisive analyses of the affirmative action debate I have ever
read."--Clay Risen, "Washington Post Book World" Eric J. Sundquist
is UCLA Foundation Professor of Literature, UCLA. He is author or
editor of eight books on American literature and culture, including
the award-winning volumes "To Wake the Nations" and "Strangers in
the Land." Icons of America Icons of America is a series of short
works written by leading scholars, critics, and writers, each of
whom tells a new and innovative story about American history and
culture through the lens of a single iconic individual, event,
object, or cultural phenomenon. A Caravan Book. For more
information, visit www.caravanbooks.org
Contains the full text of King's "I
Have a Dream" speech Publication timed for the anniversary of the
speech
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
