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Poetry And Public Life, Charles Lemert
Poetry And Public Life, Charles Lemert
Charles C Lemert
The public life is one entered more by the patience of the poetic ear than by the sharpness of the pen or the truth of the facts.
Dark Thoughts: Race And The Eclipse Of Society, Charles Lemert
Dark Thoughts: Race And The Eclipse Of Society, Charles Lemert
Charles C Lemert
In Dark Thoughts prominent sociologist Charles Lemert compellingly argues that race is the central feature of modern culture; this was true for the twentieth century and it will be true for the twenty-first. If we want to understand how the world works, Lemert explains, we must understand the centrality of race in our lives and in the foundation of our society. We must also be able to face up to what we've done to one another in the name of race. In his characteristically engaging prose, the book tells of the important moments of the twentieth century through the writings …