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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 66 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18257
Category: Book
Author: Cornel West
Publisher: Beacon Press
Studio: Beacon Press
Manufacturer: Beacon Press
Label: Beacon Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 108
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 6.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0807009725
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.800973
UPC: 046442009720
EAN: 9780807009727
ASIN: 0807009725
Publication Date: May 25, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Ivy League Charlatan November 10, 2007
6 out of 15 found this review helpful
Cornell West is a charlatan and this book, like all the rest of his work, is little more than a collection of biased opinions unsupported by logic or information. While most blacks have achieved middle class status in the past 30 years, West sees only those who are mired in poverty and crime. And those, he thinks, are pure victims of "racism". It does not occur to West that a person with a criminal record, a bad attitude, and a poor education - is unlikely to succeed regardless of his color. If America were really as racist as West imagines, how does he explain his own amazing success - for surely his success is amazing. How many men get paid the money that Cornell West is paid - and that for "mouthing off" about his favorite hobby-horses? Larry Summers chided West for his total lack of scholarship. This book proves that Summers was absolutely right.
 Give thinking a chance December 28, 2006
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a West Reader so I may be a little bias on my review. Race Matters is a piece that takes the current position of many miniority races and forces them to relate to each other. The section on Malcolm and Black Rage hits it on the head. It has started my research on nihilism and allows the reader to jump into new areas of thought. It will expand your mind like all of West's works.
Race Matters March 10, 2006
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
Excellent look at race issues in America that apply today even though the book was written more tha a decade ago.
Race Matters (Vintage) March 1, 2006
6 out of 22 found this review helpful
Race Matters is an excellent book! Cornel West is a brillant man and one of our great leaders.This book is a must read for any one seeking knowledge and truth.
 Hard to Follow February 7, 2006
13 out of 24 found this review helpful
I found this book hard to follow. His arguments weren't always clear and, honestly, I felt like he was using "big words" to impress his readers.
I'll give him one thing: passion. I could feel how passionate he was about his topic, but all in all a hard-to-read book.
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