Betrayal: how Black intellectuals have abandoned the ideals of the civil rights era
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1. Verfasser: Baker, Houston A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Columbia University Press c2008
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-232) and index
Houston A. Baker Jr. condemns black intellectuals who, he believes, have turned their backs on the tradition of racial activism in America. In their literature, speeches, and academic and public behavior, Baker identifies a "hungry generation" eager for power, respect, and money. Critiquing his own impoverished childhood in the "Little Africa" section of Louisville, Kentucky, Baker seeks to understand the shaping of this new public figure. He also revisits classical sites of African American literary and historical criticism and critique, and devotes chapters to the writing and thought of such
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 242 p)
ISBN:9780231511445

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