{"product_id":"malcolm-x-at-oxford-union-saladin-ambar-9780199975471","title":"Malcolm X at Oxford Union: Racial Politics in a Global Era","description":"In 1964 Malcolm X was invited to debate at the Oxford Union Society at Oxford University. The topic of debate that evening was the infamous phrase from Barry Goldwater's 1964 Republican Convention speech: \"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.\" At a time when Malcolm was traveling widely and advocating on behalf of blacks in America and other nations, his thirty minute speech at the Oxford Union stands out as one of the great addresses of the civil rights era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelivered just months before his assassination, the speech followed a period in which Malcolm had traveled throughout Africa and much of the Muslim world. The journey broadened his political thought to encompass decolonization, the revolutions underway in the developing world, and the relationship between American blacks and non-white populations across the globe-including England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFacing off against debaters in one of world's most elite institutions, he delivered a revolutionary message that tackled a staggering array of issues: the nature of national identity; US foreign policy in the developing world; racial politics at home; the experiences of black immigrants in England; and the nature of power in the contemporary world. It represents a moment when his thought had advanced to its furthest point, shedding the parochial concerns of previous years for an increasingly global and humanist approach to ushering in social change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet to publish near the fiftieth anniversary of his death, \u003cem\u003eMalcolm X at Oxford Union\u003c\/em\u003e will reshape our understanding not only of the man himself, but world politics both then and now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Saladin Ambar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199975477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199975471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurston\/Wright LEGACY Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 531","brand":"Saladin Ambar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47420257272063,"sku":"9780199975471","price":77.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3115cb2-ab8d-4264-8fc5-82016c5e25ce.jpg?v=1761525933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/malcolm-x-at-oxford-union-saladin-ambar-9780199975471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}