The Problem of the Future World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Race Concept at Midcentury - Hardcover
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"The Problem of the Future World is in every respect a superior work of scholarship. It is a major contribution to the field of Du Bois studies, where sustained, careful examinations of the theorist's later writings are especially lacking; to midcentury U.S. intellectual history; and to contemporary theories and criticism of U.S. racial formations."--Nikhil Pal Singh, author of Black Is a Country: Race and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy
"As the title of Eric Porter's excellent intellectual biography warns us, the problem of the future world may have been anticipated by the severe racial and economic judgments of W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the last century's greatest engaged thinkers."--David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of W. E. B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868-1919
"DuBois was an international figure, and Porter's study reminds us of his importance during his lifetime as well as his continued relevance in how we currently view concepts of race, class, and citizenship. For DuBois scholars in particular, ... Porter's ... intriguing text[ is] recommended." - Tara T. Green, American Literature
"Porter's The Problem of the Future World is a timely treatment of the lessons we can learn from Du Bois's texts on critically gauging the past and present to bring about a democratic present and future. . . . Porter's book is a must read for scholars and graduate students in the fields of African American studies, Africana studies, and American studies." - Shannon King, History: Reviews of New Books
"Covering such issues as WW II, Pan-Africanism, and feminism, Porter is successful in explaining the broad import of Du Bois's later work. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."--Y. Kiuchi "Choice "
"Eric Porter is highly aware that today the late Du Bois is neither deeply studied nor particularly well regarded. He agrees that the great man's later work suffered from 'political dogmatism' in comparison to his vast earlier contributions (Porter, p. 155). Still, drawing on a wide reading of recent literature on Du Bois as well as on race and racism in the contemporary world, Porter argues that 'the Doctor's' late work nevertheless has something to teach us today."--Howard Winant "Ethnic and Racial Studies "
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"As the title of Eric Porter's excellent intellectual biography warns us, the problem of the future world may have been anticipated by the severe racial and economic judgments of W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the last century's greatest engaged thinkers."--David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of W. E. B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868-1919
"DuBois was an international figure, and Porter's study reminds us of his importance during his lifetime as well as his continued relevance in how we currently view concepts of race, class, and citizenship. For DuBois scholars in particular, ... Porter's ... intriguing text[ is] recommended." - Tara T. Green, American Literature
"Porter's The Problem of the Future World is a timely treatment of the lessons we can learn from Du Bois's texts on critically gauging the past and present to bring about a democratic present and future. . . . Porter's book is a must read for scholars and graduate students in the fields of African American studies, Africana studies, and American studies." - Shannon King, History: Reviews of New Books
"Covering such issues as WW II, Pan-Africanism, and feminism, Porter is successful in explaining the broad import of Du Bois's later work. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."--Y. Kiuchi "Choice "
"Eric Porter is highly aware that today the late Du Bois is neither deeply studied nor particularly well regarded. He agrees that the great man's later work suffered from 'political dogmatism' in comparison to his vast earlier contributions (Porter, p. 155). Still, drawing on a wide reading of recent literature on Du Bois as well as on race and racism in the contemporary world, Porter argues that 'the Doctor's' late work nevertheless has something to teach us today."--Howard Winant "Ethnic and Racial Studies "
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.
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- PublisherDuke University Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0822348128
- ISBN 13 9780822348122
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages254
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