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Title: The Future of the Race by Cornel West, Jr. Henry Louis Gates ISBN: 0-679-76378-3 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 January, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Promethean Study of Race
Comment: In two visionary essays on the modern validity of W.E.B. Du Bois' "The Talented Tenth," Professors Gates and West have collaborated on a book that will enlighten anyone interested in race relations in America for years to come. To summarize "The Future of the Race" does not do it justice. Suffice it to say that the scholarship of these "three" learned men elevates the topic of race to higher ground. If you are looking for an easy read, or easy answers to racial issues, this book is not for you. On the other hand, if you dare to examine your own feelings about racism, I can't think of a better way to begin than by reading this book. I disagree with the reviewer from Chapel Hill who described the book as the "patter' of "public intellectuals." It's too easy to dismiss scholarly works as a product of academia, but thanks to intellectual giants like Du Bois, the essays of Gates and West have been made possible. Thank you, professors.
Rating: 5
Summary: DuBois' Ideas Are Still Revalent in Contemporary America
Comment: This book picks apart the ideas of the most influential black scholar of the 20th century, W. E. B. DuBois. Gates and West talk of about the situation in black America and how black Americans should go about changing the poverty stricken race through DuBois' idea of the talented tenth. The Talented Tenth is the idea that the top 10% of a race will help save the rest of the race. West and Gates show how this idea can be a solution to many problems in the black community but they also talk of the problems that occur within the talented tenth. In this landmark publication, West and Gates, the top black modern scholars, come together to create a powerful book that lays out the truth for blacks in America.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Honest Book
Comment: I've always enjoyed reading and listening to Cornel West, his ideas and observations are honest, regardless of public reaction. Maybe I enjoyed the book because I didn't compare the authors to Du Bois, I took them for who they are, modern day intellectuals. I found even the preface intriguing. There's a powerful observation in the preface that has been sitting heavily on my heart, "Being a leader does not necessarily mean being loved; loving ones community means daring to risk estrangement and alienation from that very community..." This is something we deal with on a daily basis in the black community, we're afraid to do the right thing because we're preoccupied with "keeping it real." Like I said, I appreciate the honesty from both authors and I would suggest this book to anyone interested in the present state of Black America. (But don't solely look to them to nurse the ills that plague our community, just meditate on their observations, the answers come when we put our heads together). Thanks.
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Title: Race Matters by Cornel West ISBN: 0679749861 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 29 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man by Jr. Henry Louis Gates ISBN: 0679776664 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 03 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Cornel West Reader by Cornel West ISBN: 0465091105 Publisher: BasicCivitas Books Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois ISBN: 0486280411 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 20 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $2.00 |
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Title: Race Rules : Navigating the Color Line by Michael Dyson ISBN: 0679781560 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 02 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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