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1	Race Matters more books like this by Cornel West The scholar, theologian, and activist who has been acclaimed as one of the most eloquent voices in our ongoing racial debate now bridges the gulf between black and white America in a work of enormous resonance and moral authority. West takes on the questions of politics, economics, ethics, and spirituality and addresses the crisis in black ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism more books like this by Cornel West Noted theologian and professor Cornel West advocates a faith-based response to what he sees as a creeping imperialism that threatens our democratic heritage. West's trenchant analysis of American culture at a post-9/11 crossroads makes challenging reading. His references range from key epochs in American history, to classical Greece, to the ... see all copies from $4.35! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Cornel West Reader more books like this by Cornel West (Editor) An anthology of the best work of an always compelling, often controversial, and absolutely essential philosopher of the modern American Experience.. Cornel West is one of the nations premier public intellectuals and one of the great prophetic voices of our era. Whether he is writing a scholarly book or an article for Newsweek, whether he is ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $12.68! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Race Matters CL more books like this by Cornel West A leading African American intellectual delivers a powerful new vision of race in the U.S. Arguing that current ideologies have left racial politics in a state of crisis, West offers a new vision and invites black and white Americans alike to reclaim moral language and action for revolutionary politics that forge a genuine multiracial democracy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life more books like this by Bell Hooks, Cornel West Bell Hooks and Cornel West engage in a series of dialogues on issues such as feminism, spirituality, and the black experience. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The African-American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country more books like this by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Cornel West Black Americans are at the heart of the greatest achievements of our history, from music to law, from politics to sports, from literature to religion. Now the two leading African-American intellectuals of our day show us why the twentieth century was "The African-American Century," with one hundred original profiles of the most influential African ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.85! \| first editions \| SVS
7	I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson more books like this by Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron (Introduction by), Cornel West (Introduction by) Before Ken Griffey Jr., before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's celebrated stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, changing the world of sports forever. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.51! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Covenant in Action more books like this by Tavis Smiley, Cornel West (Afterword by) "The Covenant in Action "was developed to continue the inspirational spirit of the Covenant With Black America and to empower people to take effective action to achieve THE Covenant goals. The information, tools, and ideas presented in "The Covenant in Action "will enable and inspire people to become agents of change in their respective ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| SVS
9	Out There: Marginalization and Contemporary Culture more books like this by Russell Ferguson (Editor), Cornel West (Editor), Trinh T Minh-Ha (Editor) "Out There "addresses the theme of cultural marginalization - the process whereby various groups are excluded from access to and participation in the dominant culture. It engages fundamental issues raised by attempts to define such concepts as mainstream, minority, and "other," and opens up new ways of thinking about culture and representation. ... see all copies from $5.33! new only from $11.69! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Prophesy Deliverance!: An Afro-American Revolutionary Christianity more books like this by Cornel West "Prophesy Deliverance! is an exhilarating and challenging intellectual exercise. Cornel West takes the philosophic enterprise, the quest for the right way to live, with utmost seriousness, and has given us an impressive blueprint toward a framework that would meet questions o human living. His book is one of the most important and sophisticated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Jews and Blacks more books like this by Cornel West, Michael Lerner Jewish activist Michael Lerner and the leading thinker on African American issues, Cornel West, open dialogue on the prevalent questions regarding the tenous relationship between Blacks and Jews. Through their discussions of today's commonalities and conflicts, they consider what it would take to reestablish the old alliance, and why this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Keeping Faith: Philosophy and Race in America more books like this by Cornel West Keeping Faith is a powerful collection of essays on politics and philosophy, the role of the black intellectual, legal theory and the fate of African Americans. In Keeping Faith , Cornel West performs his unique blend of thorough-going critique and animated political engagement. He situates the current position of African Americans by tracing the ... see all copies from $3.45! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Post-Analytic Philosophy more books like this by John Rajchman (Editor), Cornel West (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Future of the Race more books like this by Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Scholars Henry Gates and Cornel West contribute one long essay each on the legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois and his essay "The Talented Tenth." The appendix reprints Du Bois's 1903 essay and a 1948 memorial address by Du Bois, in which he revisits his essay. It also includes a scholarly paper by Gates on the historical context of Du Bois's writings. see all copies from $3.80! new only from $7.25! \| SVS
15 view cover	Jews and Blacks: A Dialogue on Race, Religion, and Culture in America more books like this by Michael Lerner, Cornel West Though the alliance between blacks and Jews was once the cornerstone of liberal politics, today there are those in each community who see their former ally as their most dangerous foe. In Jews and Blacks, West and Lerner explore some of the most pressing problems of contemporary America through the prism of the relationship between their two ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95!
16 view cover	Death Blossoms: Reflections from a Prisoner of Conscience more books like this by Mumia Abu-Jamal, Cornel West (Foreword by), Julia Wright (Preface by) In "Death Blossoms: Reflections from a Prisoner of Conscience "Mumia Abu-Jamal, America's best known political prisoner, offers poetic observations and reflections on life on this planet and on death row. In this collection of short essays and personal vignettes, which take on everything from spirituality and religion to capitalism and the prison ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.94! \| SVS
17 view cover	Prophesy Deliverance more books like this by Cornel West (Illustrator) In his premiere work, West provides readers with a new understanding of the African-American experience based largely in part to his own political and cultural perspectives, which were borne out of his own experiences. see all copies from $10.69! new only from $17.90! \| SVS
18 view cover	Spirits of the Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Seventeenth Century more books like this by Madeleine Burnside, Rosemarie Robotham (Editor), Cornel West (Foreword by) Featuring narratives of resistance and survival that personalize the story of slavery, this illustrated work charts the course of the transatlantic slave trade during its early years. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.92! \| first editions
19 view cover	Religion in a Secular City: Essays in Honor of Harvey Cox more books like this by Arvind Sharma, PH.D. (Editor), Cornel West (Preface by), Harvey Cox (Foreword by) A collection of 20 essays that assess the career of Harvey Cox, one of this century's most important theologians. see all copies from $3.12! new only from $3.31! \| first editions
20 view cover	Struggles in the Promised Land: Toward a History of Black-Jewish Relations in the United States more books like this by Jack Salzman (Editor), Cornel West (Editor) Recent flashpoints in Black-Jewish relations-Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March, the violence in Crown Heights, Leonard Jeffries' polemical speeches, the O.J. Simpson verdict, and the contentious responses to these events-suggest just how wide the gap has become in the fragile coalition that was formed during the Civil Rights movement of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.31! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The War Against Parents: What We Can Do for America's Beleaguered Moms and Dads more books like this by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Cornel West Co-authors Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Cornel West make a case that business, government, and the culture as a whole often seem to act in ways that undermine parents, and they offer a visionary blueprint for change that is specific and compassionate. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
22	Prophetic Thought in Postmodern Times more books like this by Cornel West see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.83! \| first editions
23	The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism more books like this by Cornel West Taking Emerson as his starting point, Cornel West's basic task in this ambitious enterprise is to chart the emergence, development, decline, and recent resurgence of American pragmatism. John Dewey is the central figure in West's pantheon of pragmatists, but he treats as well such varied mid-century representatives of the tradition as Sidney Hook, ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $16.47! \| SVS
24 view cover	Prophetic Fragments more books like this by Cornel West "This collection of writings, drawn from a wide variety of sources, reveals the intellectual depth and breadth of the author. The articles include political commentary, cultural critique, literary analysis, extended book reviews, and even a short story by West. All of these are held together by a prophetic Afro-American Christian perspective. The ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $23.37! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Narrow Bridge: Jewish Views on Multiculturalism more books like this by Marla Brettschneider (Editor), Cornel West (Foreword by) Through a collection of essays by scholars and activists, this text examines multiculturalism within and beyond the Jewish community. It looks at such issues as: what is multiculturalism to Jews? How have tensions between Jews and Blacks developed? How can synagogues reach gays and lesbians? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| first editions

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