A Political Companion to W. E. B. Du Bois (Hardcover)

Literary scholars and historians have long considered W. E. B. Du Bois (1868--1963) an extremely influential writer and a powerful cultural critic. The author of more than one hundred books, hundreds of published articles, and founding editor of the NAACP journal The Crisis, Du Bois has been widely studied for his profound insights on the politics of race and class in America. An activist as well as a scholar, Du Bois proclaimed, "I stand in utter shamelessness and say that whatever art I have for writing has been used always for propaganda for gaining the right of black folk to love and enjoy." In A Political Companion to W. E. B. Du Bois, Nick Bromell assembles essays from both new and established scholars from a variety of disciplines to explore Du Bois's contributions to American political thought. The contributors establish a conceptual context within which to read the author, revealing how richly and variously he engaged with the aesthetic and theological modalities of political thinking and action. This volume further reveals how Du Bois's work challenges and revises contemporary political theory, providing commentary on the author's strengths and limitations as a theorist for the twenty-first century. In doing so, it helps readers gain an understanding of how Du Bois's work and life continue to stimulate lively and constructive debate about the theory and practice of democracy in America.

General

Imprint:	The University Press of Kentucky
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Political Companions to Great American Authors
Release date:	March 2018
Editors:	Nick Bromell
Contributors:	Charles Mills • Lewis R Gordon • anthony reed • James E. Ford
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-8131-7490-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-8131-7490-2
Barcode:	9780813174907

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