The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ReaderEducator, writer, critic, intellectual, film-maker-Henry Louis Gates, Jr., has been widely praised as being one of America's most prominent and prolific scholars. In what will be an essential volume, The Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Reader collects three decades of writings from his many fields of interest and expertise. From his earliest work of literary-historical excavation in 1982, through his current writings on the history and science of African American genealogy, the essays collected here follow his path as historian, theorist, canon-builder, and cultural critic, revealing a thinker of uncommon breadth whose work is uniformly guided by the drive to uncover and restore a history that has for too long been buried and denied. An invaluable reference, The Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Reader will be a singular reflection of one of our most gifted minds. |
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User Review - KirkusOmnibus of writings on race discourse and genealogy over three decades by the eminent Harvard professor.Most notably in the academic world, Gates (Life Upon These Shores: Looking at African American ... Read full review
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| Title | The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader |
| Author | Henry Louis Gates |
| Editor | Abby Wolf |
| Publisher | Basic Books, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0465029248, 9780465029242 |
| Length | 656 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Collections / Essays |
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