W.E.B. Du Bois - by Gerald Horne & Mary Young (Hardcover)

About the Book

Carrying W.E.B. Du Bois from his birth in Massachusetts in 1868 to his death in Ghana in 1963, this concise encyclopedia covers all of the highlights of his life--his studying at Fisk, Harvard, and Berlin, his tiff with Booker T. Washington, his role with the NAACP and Pan-Africanism, his writings, his globe trotting, and his exile in Ghana. With contributions by leading scholars and a foreword by David Levering Lewis, the book provides a complete overview of Du Bois's life. Featuring the highlights of his life, the events and personalities that influenced him, his intellectual contributions, and his activism, this book provides a complete understanding of this highly influential intellectual activist.

With the conclusion of the Cold War, there is the opportunity to obtain a fuller, more complete understanding of Du Bois' entire life. Providing full coverage of his latter crucial years--often ignored in earlier works--this book provides the latest scholarly insights, including a major entry by prizewinning scholar Brenda Gayle Plummer.

Book Synopsis

Carrying W.E.B. Du Bois from his birth in Massachusetts in 1868 to his death in Ghana in 1963, this concise encyclopedia covers all of the highlights of his life--his studying at Fisk, Harvard, and Berlin, his tiff with Booker T. Washington, his role with the NAACP and Pan-Africanism, his writings, his globe trotting, and his exile in Ghana. With contributions by leading scholars and a foreword by David Levering Lewis, the book provides a complete overview of Du Bois's life. Featuring the highlights of his life, the events and personalities that influenced him, his intellectual contributions, and his activism, this book provides a complete understanding of this highly influential intellectual activist.

With the conclusion of the Cold War, there is the opportunity to obtain a fuller, more complete understanding of Du Bois' entire life. Providing full coverage of his latter crucial years--often ignored in earlier works--this book provides the latest scholarly insights, including a major entry by prizewinning scholar Brenda Gayle Plummer.

Review Quotes

?All students and scholars looking for information on Du Bois will appreciate this resource. Recommended for all public and academic libraries.?-Library Journal

?No library maintaining a respectable collection on black studies should be without this volume. The title is highly recommended for all academic and public libraries.?-American Reference Books Annual

?Offers a wide variety of subjects that illuminate the life and career of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, one of the great scholars of all times...it will serve as a wonderful guide for new students of W.E.B. Du Bois.?-Research in African Literatures

?This highly readable work is suitable for public and academic libraries. It is a tool that provides both facts and the sinew that joins those facts into a comprehensive portrait of Du Bois and his many roles.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?Recommended for all academic collections.?- Choice

?Recommended for all academic collections.?-Choice

?Recommended for all academic collections.??Choice

"All students and scholars looking for information on Du Bois will appreciate this resource. Recommended for all public and academic libraries."-Library Journal

"No library maintaining a respectable collection on black studies should be without this volume. The title is highly recommended for all academic and public libraries."-American Reference Books Annual

"Recommended for all academic collections."-Choice

"This highly readable work is suitable for public and academic libraries. It is a tool that provides both facts and the sinew that joins those facts into a comprehensive portrait of Du Bois and his many roles."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

"Offers a wide variety of subjects that illuminate the life and career of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, one of the great scholars of all times...it will serve as a wonderful guide for new students of W.E.B. Du Bois."-Research in African Literatures

About the Author

GERALD HORNE is Fulbright Scholar at the University of Hong Kong and the author or editor of a number of books./e

MARY YOUNG is Associate Professor of Black Studies and Literature and Director of Black Studies at Berea College./e She is the author of several books and articles.