W.E.B. Du Bois: An Encyclopedia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313296659)

Carrying W.E.B. Du Bois from his birth in Massachusetts in 1868 to his death in Ghana in 1963, this concise encyclopedia covers all of the highlights of his life--his studying at Fisk, Harvard, and Berlin, his tiff with Booker T. Washington, his role with the NAACP and Pan-Africanism, his writings, his globe trotting, and his exile in Ghana. With contributions by leading scholars and a foreword by David Levering Lewis, the book provides a complete overview of Du Bois's life. Featuring the highlights of his life, the events and personalities that influenced him, his intellectual contributions, and his activism, this book provides a complete understanding of this highly influential intellectual activist.

With the conclusion of the Cold War, there is the opportunity to obtain a fuller, more complete understanding of Du Bois' entire life. Providing full coverage of his latter crucial years--often ignored in earlier works--this book provides the latest scholarly insights, including a major entry by prizewinning scholar Brenda Gayle Plummer.

Author: Gerald Horne
ISBN-10: 0313296650
ISBN-13: 9780313296659
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2001
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.30w x 1.01d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2000 pg. 801
Library Journal 04/01/2001 pg. 93
Booklist 11/01/2001 pg. 518
Multicultural Review 03/01/2002 pg. 96
Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 862
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 139
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2002 pg. 63
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 49
School Library Journal 11/01/2001 pg. 96