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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Political companions to great American authors
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Political companions to great American authors.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
""Front cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Series Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""1 â#x80;#x9C;A Most Disagreeable Mirrorâ#x80;#x9D;""; ""2 The Race of a More Perfect Union""; ""3 James Baldwin and the Politics of Disconnection""; ""4 What William F. Buckley Jr. Did Not Understand about James Baldwin""; ""5 Baldwin, Prophecy, and Politics""; ""6 The Negative Political Theology of James Baldwin""; ""7 Go Tell It on the Mountain""; ""8 Socrates in a Different Key""; ""9 Crossing Identitarian Lines""; ""10 â#x80;#x9C;Where the People Can Sing, the Poet Can Liveâ#x80;#x9D;"" |
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""11 Baldwinâ#x80;#x99;s Individualism and Critique of Property""""12 James Baldwin on Violence and Disavowal""; ""13 James Baldwin and Black Lives Matter""; ""14 â#x80;#x9C;Tell Him Iâ#x80;#x99;m Goneâ#x80;#x9D;""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Contributors"" |
| Summary |
In this text, a group of prominent scholars assesses James Baldwin's relevance to present-day political challenges. Together, they address Baldwin as a democratic theorist, activist, and citizen, examining his writings on the civil rights movement, religion, homosexuality, and women's rights. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 -- Political and social views.
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. |
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Political and social views. |
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Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Politics and literature. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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20th century |
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Politics in literature.
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Politics in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
McWilliams, Susan Jane, 1977- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Political companion to James Baldwin. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2017] 9780813169910 (DLC) 2017038157 (OCoLC)1000527086 |
| ISBN |
9780813169934 (electronic book) |
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0813169933 (electronic book) |
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9780813169927 (electronic book) |
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0813169925 (electronic book) |
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9780813169910 |
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0813169917 |
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