{"product_id":"the-essential-harold-cruse-a-reader-9780312293963","title":"The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of published and unpublished work by Harold Cruse, one of America's foremost and controversial black writers\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1967, as the movement for civil rights was turning into a bitter, often violent battle for black power, Harold Cruse's \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of the Negro Intellectual\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCruse'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wide body of work, including published material such as excerpts from \u003ci\u003eCrisis\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as unpublished essays, speeches, and correspondence. \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Harold Cruse\u003c\/i\u003e is certain to become standard reading for anyone interested in race in American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312293963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.09w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2002 pg. 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2002 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2002\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Jelani Cobb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635821637788,"sku":"9780312293963","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0915f90c-d942-41c8-a149-e435b3e4089a.jpg?v=1603840620","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-essential-harold-cruse-a-reader-9780312293963","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}