Home: Social Essays
- ISBN-10
- 0880015721
- ISBN-13
- 9780880015721
- Series
- Home
- Category
- Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
- Pages
- 252
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ecco Press
- Author
- Amiri Baraka
Description
"Written between 1960 and 1965, Home documents a critical time in American history as well as a crucial stage in the development of one of the most influential writers, activists, and intellects of the era. These essays range from short, impressionistic pieces on urban life and culture to longer political statements on the Cuban revolution, black sexuality, and the artist's role as a force for social change. But more than a collection of occasional pieces, Home is truly an ideological autobiography." "Fiercely opinionated and fearlessly expressive, the voice of LeRoi Jones carries with force across the decades. At a time when passionate discussions of racial politics are erupting in the classroom and the courtroom, this edition with a new preface by the author offers us a chance to reexamine the lessons learned over thirty years ago."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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