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- Book Title
- W. E. B. Du Bois and the Critique of the Competitive Society
- ISBN
- 9780820355092
- Subject Area
- Social Science, Business & Economics
- Publication Name
- W. E. B. Du Bois and the Critique of the Competitive Society
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Subject
- Discrimination & Race Relations, Commerce, Sociology / Social Theory, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Weight
- 13.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 168 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
ISBN-10
0820355097
ISBN-13
9780820355092
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038518649
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
168 Pages
Publication Name
W. E. B. Du Bois and the Critique of the Competitive Society
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Discrimination & Race Relations, Commerce, Sociology / Social Theory, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2018-049577
Reviews
Andrew Douglas's book is an excellent contribution to a growing body of scholarship engaged with the complexity and evolution of Du Bois's political thought. His treatment of Du Bois's debates with Abram Harris and other black Marxists, his analysis of Du Bois's philosophy of education, and his account of Du Bois's relevance to contemporary discussions of neoliberalism are all first-rate., Brilliant. Absorbing. Essential reading. These words capture Andrew Douglas's marvelous book on W.E.B. Du Bois's political thought, a book focused on the Du Bois of the 1930s, a Du Bois committed to shattering the long-held American Assumption that competition should be a human goal. What Douglas reveals is Du Bois's nuanced endorsement of cooperation, not competition, as a guiding principle of black politics. Cooperation, Du Bois argues, enables transformation of the very fabric of the American republic and the modern world writ large. Readers shall learn about genres of black radicals, the centrality of black colleges as a site of Du Boisian critique, and the afterlives of Du Bois's call for cooperation at home and abroad. The lessons of Du Bois's Depression Era vision of the demos, Douglas demonstrates, are necessary now more than ever., Turning to a neglected strand of Du Bois's thought-his growing opposition to the 'competitive form'-and drawing on overlapping analyses of other thinkers, including Karl Marx, Abram Harris, and Martin Luther King Jr., Douglas presents a provocative appraisal of our contemporary moment. He argues forcefully that today's neoliberal regime is one in which the norm of competitiveness, a long-standing and integral feature of American capitalist society, has intensified to the point that we are expected to 'do battle with one another' in nearly every part of our lives.
Dewey Edition
23
Original Language
English
Dewey Decimal
323.092
Synopsis
The embrace of competitive market principles, increasingly prevalent in our neoliberal age, often obscures the enduring divisiveness of a society set up to produce winners and losers. In this inspired and thoughtfully argued book, Andrew Douglas turns to the later writings of W.E.B. Du Bois to reevaluate the very terms of the competitive society., Competition and competitiveness are roundly celebrated as public values and key indicators of a dynamic and forward-thinking society. But the headlong embrace of competitive market principles, increasingly prevalent in our neoliberal age, often obscures the enduring divisiveness of a society set up to produce winners and losers. In this inspired and thoughtfully argued book, Andrew J. Douglas turns to the later writings of W. E. B. Du Bois to reevaluate the very terms of the competitive society. Situating Du Bois in relation to the Depression-era roots of contemporary neoliberal thinking, Douglas shows that into the 1930s Du Bois ratcheted up a race-conscious indictment of capitalism and liberal democracy and posed unsettling questions about how the compulsory pull of market relations breeds unequal outcomes and underwrites the perpetuation of racial animosities. Blending historical analysis with ethical and political theory, and casting new light on several aspects of Du Bois's thinking, this book makes a compelling case that Du Bois's sweeping disillusionment with Western liberalism is as timely now as ever.
LC Classification Number
E185.97.D73D68 2019
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