Darker Than Blue: On the Moral Economies of Black Atlantic Culture

by Paul Gilroy

Book Overview

Paul Gilroy seeks to awaken a new understanding of W. E. B. Du Bois's intellectual and political legacy. At a time of economic crisis, environmental degradation, ongoing warfare, and heated debate over human rights, how should we reassess the changing place of black culture?

Gilroy considers the ways that consumerism has diverted African Americans' political and social aspirations. Luxury goods and branded items, especially the automobile--rich...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674060237
• ISBN13: 9780674060234
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"