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The Souls Of W.e.b. Du Bois (Great Barrington Books)
The Souls Of Web Du Bois - Great Barrington Books Author:Jerry C. Watts, Manning Marable, Charles Lemert, Elizabeth Higginbotham The Souls of W. E. B. Du Bois explores the relationship of W. E. B. Du Bois's seminal book, The Souls of Black Folk, to other works in his scholarly portfolio and to his larger project concerning race, racial identity, and the social objectives of scholarly engagement. The new, original chapters in this book, written by leading Du Bois scholars... more », offer a critical reading of Souls and its relevance a century later in todays world. The chapters show how Souls extends, refines, or introduces ideas developed in Du Boiss The Philadelphia Negro and Black Reconstruction, and how Souls relates to Du Boiss early considerations of social activism on the behalf of African Americans and to his thinking about the situation of African American women. The book demonstrates how significant Souls is for Du Boiss overarching objectives concerning racial theorizing, the social conditions affecting race, and the possibilities for social justice.« less