1998, ISBN: 9780679776666

'This is a book of stories,' writes Henry Louis Gates, 'and all might be described as 'narratives of ascent.'' As some remarkable men talk about their lives, many perspectives on race and gender emerge. For the notion of the unitary black man, Gates argues, is as imaginary as the creature that the poet Wallace Stevens conjured in his poem 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.' James Baldwin, Colin Powell, Harry Belafonte, Bill T. Jones, Louis Farrakhan, Anatole Broyard, Albert Murray -- all these men came from modest circumstances and all achieved preeminence. They are people, Gates writes, 'who have shaped the world as much as they were shaped by it, who gave as good as they got.' Three are writers -- James Baldwin, who was once regarded as the intellectual spokesman for the black community; Anatole Broyard, who chose to hide his black heritage so as to be seen as a writer on his own terms; and Albert Murray, who rose to the pinnacle of literary criticism. There is the general-turned-political-figure Colin Powell, who discusses his interactions with three United States presidents; there is Harry Belafonte, the entertainer whose career has been distinct from his fervent activism; there is Bill T. Jones, dancer and choreographer, whose fierce courage and creativity have continued in the shadow of AIDS; and there is Louis Farrakhan, the controversial religious leader. These men and others speak of their lives with candor and intimacy, and what emerges from this portfolio of influential men is a strikingly varied and profound set of ideas about what it means to be a black man in America today. Buch (fremdspr.) Henry Louis Gates Taschenbuch, Vintage USA, 01.02.1998, Vintage USA, 1998

ISBN: 9780679776666

"This is a book of stories," writes Henry Louis Gates, "and all might be described as 'narratives of ascent.'" As some remarkable men talk about their lives, many perspectives on race and gender emerge. For the notion of the unitary black man, Gates argues, is as imaginary as the creature that the poet Wallace Stevens conjured in his poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." James Baldwin, Colin Powell, Harry Belafonte, Bill T. Jones, Louis Farrakhan, Anatole Broyard, Albert Murray -- all these men came from modest circumstances and all achieved preeminence. They are people, Gates writes, "who have shaped the world as much as they were shaped by it, who gave as good as they got." Three are writers -- James Baldwin, who was once regarded as the intellectual spokesman for the black community; Anatole Broyard, who chose to hide his black heritage so as to be seen as a writer on his own terms; and Albert Murray, who rose to the pinnacle of literary criticism. There is the general-turned-political-figure Colin Powell, who discusses his interactions with three United States presidents; there is Harry Belafonte, the entertainer whose career has been distinct from his fervent activism; there is Bill T. Jones, dancer and choreographer, whose fierce courage and creativity have continued in the shadow of AIDS; and there is Louis Farrakhan, the controversial religious leader. These men and others speak of their lives with candor and intimacy, and what emerges from this portfolio of influential men is a strikingly varied and profound set of ideas about what it means to be a black man in America today. "From the Hardcover edition. Media > Book, [PU: Random House; Alfred A. Knopf]

1997, ISBN: 0679776664

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[EAN: 9780679776666], [PU: Vintage Books USA], COLIN POWELL|HARRY BELAFONTE|LOUIS FARRAKHAN|ANATOLE BROYARD|BILL T JONES|JAMES BALDWIN|ALBERT MURRAY, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|People of Color, History|General, Social Science|Ethnic Studies|African-American Studies, History|African-American, Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. Current Affairs / African American Studies: What does it mean to be a black man in 20th-century America? many of these 8 essays appeared in The New Yorker magazine. Profile Subjects: Colin Powell; Harry Belafonte; Louis Farrakhan; Anatole Broyard; Bill T Jones; James Baldwin; Albert Murray. A revealing, candid, look at the anxieties and contradictions of our society. New. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Prof. Gates signed & dated this volume October 3, 2009 the evening he received the Sarah Josepha Hale Award in Newport NH. 1 0.0

2009, ISBN: 9780679776666

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NY 1981 1st Viking. The best black novelist to emerge since James Baldwin.--Dallas Times Herald. 8vo., 344pp., hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. ., 0, Vintage Books USA, 1997. First edition. 5th printing.. Trade paperback. New. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Prof. Gates signed & dated this volume October 3, 2009 the evening he received the Sarah Josepha Hale Award in Newport NH.. D'Astolfo, Frank (Cover design by). 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. Current Affairs / African American Studies: What does it mean to be a black man in 20th-century America? many of these 8 essays appeared in The New Yorker magazine. Profile Subjects: Colin Powell; Harry Belafonte; Louis Farrakhan; Anatole Broyard; Bill T Jones; James Baldwin; Albert Murray. A revealing, candid, look at the anxieties and contradictions of our society., Vintage Books USA, 1997, 6

ISBN: 9780679776666

Paperback, [PU: Random House USA Inc], What does it mean to be black and male in 20th-century America? The notion of the unitary "black man" is as illusory as the creature conjured up by Wallace Stevens in his poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", says Gates. With these eight essays--most of which appeared originally in "The New Yorker"--the chair of Harvard's Afro-American Studies department takes a close look at some of the most extraordinary figures of our time., Black & Asian Studies