Dispatches from the Ebony Tower - by Manning Marable (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Marable has brought together incisive minds who display a willingness to be forhtright in their criticisms, yet who are clearly deeply invested in the future of African American Studies.... An essential read for those committed to maintaining a black racial presence on campuses in the US as well as elsewhere.--Ethnic and Racial Studies<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Manning Marable is professor of history and political science and director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University. He is the author of <i>W.E. B. Du Bois: Black Radical Democrat; Speaking Truth to Power: Essays on Race, Resistance, and Radicalism; Race, Reform, and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction in Black America, 1945-1990, </i> and <i>Black Leadership</i> (Columbia, 1998).
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