The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader
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In 1967, as the movement for civil rights was turning into a bitter, often violent battle for black power, Harold Cruse's The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual burst onto the scene. It was a lacerating attack on integration, and set the agenda for black cultural, social, and political autonomy. A classic of African American social thought, the book and its author went on to influence generations of activists, artists, and scholars. Cruse's intelligence, independence, and breadth of vision virtually defined what it meant to be a black intellectual in modern America. In this first anthology of Cruse's writing, William Jelani Cobb provides a powerful introduction to Cruse's wide body of work, including published material such as excerpts from Crisis, as well as unpublished essays, speeches, and correspondence. The Essential Harold Cruse is certain to become standard reading for anyone interested in race in American society.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312293968
ISBN13:9780312293963
Release Date:February 2002
Publisher:St. Martin's Griffin
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
After all of these years this compilation of studies by Mr. Cruse is still relevant. His analysis aren't simply incisive or alarmist. They are underpinned by a logic that cannot be negated. 'Rebellion or Revolution', 'Plural but Equal' and 'Crisis' should be be read in their entirety as well. When one peruses the bookshelves, its ostensible that this kind of scholarship is absent from contemporary Black thought. This is a great collection.
Essays for the Cause
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Harold Cruse was one of the most intellectual and insightful men of his time. The Essential Harold Cruse:A Reader is a collection of essays that provides into how he was thinking and what he thought as a black man during times, past and present, of racial strife and struggle. Mr.Cruse critiques some of the most well known people of his time. Chapter four of the book sticks out in mind, for example. James Baldwin, one of the most well known and respected author's ever, wrote a play called Blues for Mr. Charlie. Mr. Baldwin was emphatic when discussing Mr. Charlie that it was not a Negro play, but just a a play that had some resonant social themes. Cruse criticizes Baldwin for not being true to himself or to the cause. Mr. Cruse was very outspoken and always wrote or said what he thought. The Essential Harold Cruse:A Reader edited by William Jelani Webb was a very difficult book to read at times because some of the essays were very indepth and I felt as though the author was talking over my head and overanalyzing. On the other hand the collection of essays was insightful and informative and I feel that in reading this book that I learned a lot.Reviewed by Simone A. Hawks
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