W. E. B. Du Bois: An American Intellectual and Activist Contributor(s): Alexander, Shawn Leigh (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442207418 ISBN-13: 9781442207417 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | African American - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Dewey: B |
Series: Library of African American Biography |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.5 lbs) 168 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Black History |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the most prolific African-American authors, scholars, and leaders of the twentieth century. In this book, Alexander's traces the development of Du Bois' thought over time. Paying significantly more attention to the many pivotal and previously unexamined intellectual moments in his life, this biography illustrates the experiences that helped bend and mold the indispensable thinker that W. E. B. Du Bois became: the kind whose crowning achievement is his continued relevance in contemporary culture, from classrooms to curbsides. |