About this title: 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 leadership.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1994-03-29
ISBN-13:9780679749868ISBN:0679749861
Description: Very Good. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. Two pages in preface have underlining. Cover is VG. No creases in cover or spine. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1994-03-29
ISBN-13:9780679749868ISBN:0679749861
Description: Good. College bookstore stickers and hole punch on back cover. Used for class has some underlining and notes. No highlighting. This book really opened my eyes! read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books / Ramdon House [c.1994], New York
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780679749868ISBN:0679749861
Description: Very Good. Later [8th] printing thus. 159+ pages. VG+ copy [light rubbing to the front cover, lower corner fold to a few pages] with owner's name. read more
Edition: 7th printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780679749868ISBN:0679749861
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xvi, 159 pp.; 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "With a new introduction, the groundbreaking classic Race Matters affirms its position as the bestselling, most influential, and most original articulation of the urgent issues in America? s ongoing racial debate. Cornel West is at the forefront of thinking about race. In Race Matters he addresses a range of issues, from the crisis in black leadership and the myths surrounding black sexuality to ... read more
Edition: 33rd Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780679749868ISBN:0679749861
Description: Near Fine. 5 x 8 trade paperback book. White lettering on the black spine with a color photo illustrated cover. This book represents the thinking of a man at the forefront of discussions about race and will stand for years as the book to turn to for creative insights into the provblems of our multiracial democracy. 159 pages. 33rd printing. Light wear. Tight binding. Near Fine condition. read more
Description: Very Good. 0679749861 Softcover book is in excellent condition, 1st Vintage books edition, 1st printing, looks nearly new. Shop & Save With US. read more
"I had forgotten that I read this. I don't recall much about this but I know I liked it and used excerpts of it in my classes...so it must have been pretty good."
"i picked this up out of curiosity, i did not know much about cornel west. i was under the impression he was a scholar. i'm no scholar, but i know one when i read one. i do not believe this book contains much research, nor do i believe it had anything particularly profound or scholarly. the best i read in it was the way cornel west sometimes strings words/sentences together in a rhythm. other than that, he cannot hold a candle to the likes of frederick douglass, booker t. washington, or (to cover scholars from today) thomas sowell or stephen l. carter. i might put him on par with joseph c. smith with regard to depth of concepts...except that he's clearly liberal, while joseph c. smith is conservative (and also not masquerading as a scholar, which is what makes the one book he wrote a more enjoyable read than this one).
"A formative, seminal work on Race Issues in America. Meaningful and instructive for all races. Insightful and important.
Words of Wisdom: "The result of our cultural decay is lives of what we might call 'random nows,' of fortuitous and fleeting moments preoccupied with 'getting over' -- with acquiring pleasure, prosperity, and power by any means necessary" (10)."
"As much as I would like to finish this book, I have too many other things going on to give it the time and attention I believe it deserves.
My most pressing question from what I've read so far is whether Dr. West feels that by supporting Barack Obama for president, he did the same thing he accused other black leaders of doing with Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court: promoting a less than qualified black man at the expense of the many black people who *would* have been qualified for the position, if they had been given the chance. I would love to know whether he feels that way, and if not, why not, as his arguments against Thomas match Obama to a T."
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