Race Matters
$62.81
- Hardcover
136 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
The fundamental litmus test for American democracy—its economy, government, criminal justice system, education, mass media, and culture—remains: how broad and intense are the arbitrary powers used and deployed against black people. In this sense, the problem of the twenty-first century remains the problem of the color line.
—From the new Preface
First published in 1993 on the one-year anniversary of the L.A. riots, Race Matters was a national best-seller, and it has s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807026304 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0807026301 |
| Author: | Cornel West |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 136 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Beacon Classics |
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Critics Review
[A] compelling blend of philosophy, sociology and political commentary… . One can only applaud the ferocious moral vision and astute intellect on display in these pages. –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“As moving as any of the sermons of the Rev. Martin Luther King, as profound as W.E.B Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk, as exhilarating in their offering of liberation as James Baldwin’s early essays.” –David Nicholson, The Washington Post Book World
“Exciting … illuminating… . West’s thinking consistently challenges the conventional wisdom [and] confronts the reader with profound and unsettling insights.” –Robert S. Boynton, Newsday
“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
Cornel West
Cornel West, described as “the preeminent African-American intellectual of our generation” by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is a distinguished author and academic. He holds the position of Alphonse Fletcher, Jr., University Professor at Harvard University.
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