The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War
Description
This illuminating study examines W. E. B. Du Bois’s engagement with the First World War and its profound impact on his political thought, scholarship, and vision of global Black liberation. It traces how the conflict reshaped debates over African American military service, citizenship, imperialism, and racial justice, while placing Du Bois’s ideas within the broader Black international response to a world in crisis. Drawing on rich historical context, the book reveals the tensions between wartime patriotism, hopes for democratic change, and the persistent realities of racism and colonial power. It offers a compelling portrait of Du Bois as both an influential intellectual and a witness to the making of the modern world.
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hardcover
Farrah, Straus and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2023
544 pages
ISBN: 9780374293154
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First Published
2023
Language
eng
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