Malcolm X : A Life of Reinvention

English

ISBN: 0670022209

EAN: 9780670022205

Category: Social Science / Islamic Studies/Political Science / Civil Rights/Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 04/05/2011

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: Years in the making--the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figures in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins bullets at age thirty- nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self- actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. A 2011 National Book Award finalist, Manning Marables new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm Xunfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolms troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before- told true story of his assassination. Malcolm Xwill stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books – null  Black Caucus of the America Library Association Award – null  J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize – null  Los Angeles Times Book Prizes – null  National Book Awards – null  National Book Critics Circle Awards – null  New York Times Notable Books of the Year – null  Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year – null  Pulitzer Prize – null 

Malcolm X : A Life of Reinvention

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.83 inches

Width: 6.56 inches

Length: 9.57 inches

Weight: 33.69 oz

Pages: 608