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W. E. B. Du Bois - The Philadelphia Negro (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois) - 9780199383702 - V9780199383702
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The Philadelphia Negro (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois)

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Description for The Philadelphia Negro (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois) Paperback. Originally published: Philadelphia: The University, 1899, in series: Publications of the University of Pennsylvania. Series in political economy and public law. With new introd. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 364 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. Du Bois's sociological and historical research on African-American communities and culture broke ground in many areas, including the history of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Du Bois was also a prolific author of novels, autobiographical accounts, innumerable editorials and journalistic pieces, and several works of history. First published in 1899 at the dawn of sociology, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
515g
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199383702
SKU
V9780199383702
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About W. E. B. Du Bois
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He has edited several major reference works, including Dictionary of African Biography, African American Lives, Africana, and African American National Biography. In addition, he is Editor in Chief of the Oxford ... Read more

Reviews for The Philadelphia Negro (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois)
"This set represents an invaluable assembly of the works of the pioneering African American scholar, activist, and creative genius....The introductions to the individual volumes are written by such distinguished scholars as to make those writings indispensable treasures in their own right. Recommended for all public libraries and essential for every academic institution."
Library Journal (starred review) "This set is a valuable ... Read more

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