Race Matters

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN ST V D I E S/c U R R E NT AFFAÍRS "Cornel West is one of the most authentic, brilliant, prophetic and healing voices in America today. We ignore his truth in Race Matters at our personal and national peril." -Marian Wright Edelman As a scholar, theologian and activist, Cornel West has built a reputation as one of the most eloquent voices in America's racial debate. In this bestselling book West confirms his stature even as he elevates the debate to new intellectual and morál levels. West's subject matter ranges from the crisis in black leadership to the myths surrounding black sexuality; from affirmative action to black-Jewish relations. He never hesitates to confront the prejudices of all his readers-or wavers in his insistence that they share a common destiny. Bold in its thought and written with a redemptive passión grounded in the traditions of the African American church, Race Matters is a work that is at once challenging and deeply healing. "[A] compelling... Tovább

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN ST V D I E S/c U R R E NT AFFAÍRS "Cornel West is one of the most authentic, brilliant, prophetic and healing voices in America today. We ignore his truth in Race Matters at our personal and national peril." -Marian Wright Edelman As a scholar, theologian and activist, Cornel West has built a reputation as one of the most eloquent voices in America's racial debate. In this bestselling book West confirms his stature even as he elevates the debate to new intellectual and morál levels. West's subject matter ranges from the crisis in black leadership to the myths surrounding black sexuality; from affirmative action to black-Jewish relations. He never hesitates to confront the prejudices of all his readers-or wavers in his insistence that they share a common destiny. Bold in its thought and written with a redemptive passión grounded in the traditions of the African American church, Race Matters is a work that is at once challenging and deeply healing. "[A] compelling blend of philosophy, sociology and political commentary One can only applaud the ferocious morál vision and astute intelleet on display in these pages." -The New York Times "Exeiting... illuminating... West's thinking eonsistently challenges the conventional wisdom [and] eonfronts the reader with profound and unsettling insighls." -Newsday With a New Epiloguefor the Vintage Edition Vissza