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negro with a hat the rise and fall of marcus garvey
new in paperback this groundbreaking biography captures the full sweep and epic dimensions of marcus garveys life the dazzling triumphs and the dreary exile . as grant shows garvey was a man of contradictions a self educated poetry writing aesthete and unabashed propagandist an admirer of lenin and a dandy given to elaborate public displays . above all he was a shrewd promoter whose use of pageantry evoked a lost african civilization and fired the imagination of his followers . negro with a hat restores garvey to his place as one of the founders of black nationalism and a key figure of the 20th century . br a searching vivid and as the title suggests complex account of garveys short but consequential life . br steve hahn the new republic br the story of marcus garvey the charismatic and tireless black leader who had a meteoric rise and fall in the late 1910s and early 20s makes for enthralling reading and garvey has found an engaging and objective biographer in colin grant ... . grants book is not all politics ideology money and lawsuits . it is also an engrossing social history ... . negro with a hat is an achievement on a scale garvey might have appreciated . br new york times book review br dazzling definitive biography of the controversial activist who led the 1920s back to africa movement ... . grants learned passion for his subject shimmers on every page . a riveting and well wrought volume that places garvey solidly in the pantheon of important 20th century black leaders . br kirkus reviews starred review br this splendid book is certain to become the definitive biography . garvey was a dreamer and a doer ; grant captures the fascination of both . br publishers weekly starred review br grants strength lies in his ability to re create political moods and offer compelling sketches of colorful individuals and their organizations ... . an engaging and readable introduction to a complicated and contentious historical actor who in his time possessed a unique capacity to inspiredevotion and hatred adulation and fear . br chicago tribune br a monumental nuanced and broadly sympathetic portrait . br financial times
paperback oxford univ pr 2010 isbn13 9780195393095 isbn10 0195393090
book type nf isbn 13 9780195393095 number of pages 530 publisher oxford univ pr release date 62135769600000