The Problem of the Future World
W. E. B. Du Bois and the Race Concept at Midcentury
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2010
252 pages
978-0-8223-9319-1 (ISBN)
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A significant reassessment of the mid-twentieth-century writings of W. E. B. Du Bois, emphasizing their relevance to contemporary theories of race and racism.
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Eric Porter is Professor of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of What Is This Thing Called Jazz? African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists.
Content
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Rewriting Du Bois's Future 1
1. Race and the Future World 21
2. Beyond War and Peace 63
3. Imagining Africa, Reimagining the World 103
4. Paradoxes of Loyalty 145
Notes 179
Bibliography 217
Index 227
Introduction: Rewriting Du Bois's Future 1
1. Race and the Future World 21
2. Beyond War and Peace 63
3. Imagining Africa, Reimagining the World 103
4. Paradoxes of Loyalty 145
Notes 179
Bibliography 217
Index 227
