Title

The Cornel West reader

Description

The best work of an always compelling, often controversial and absolutely essential philosopher of the American experience, modernity, and the human condition.

Identifier

835172

465091091

Creator

West, Cornel

Format

1st ed.

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1999

Program air date: February 22, 2000.

Publisher

Basic Civitas Books

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Front end papers include quotations from the book, West's long-term projects, and questions including, the meaning of "our ghastly century", why is "Black strivings in a twilight civilization" (1996) the one work West wants to survive? Also includes a chronology of academic West's academic affiliations and questions on philosophy and political philosophers. Annotations continue on to half-title and the back endpapers concerning religion, West's writings and music. Underlinings related to music, race and poetry.

Subject

"West, Cornel--Political and social views."

"African Americans--Intellectual life."

"African American intellectuals."

"African Americans--Politics and government."

"Progressivism (United States politics)"

"African Americans--Religion."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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