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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter GoldmanPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Edition: First Edition, with a new preface Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.653kg ISBN: 9780252079061ISBN 10: 025207906 Pages: 504 Publication Date: 08 January 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews<br> Although originally written more than three decades ago, Newsweek editor/journalist Peter Goldman's The Death and Life of Malcolm X . . . still remains an excellent introduction to the man and his times. --Manning Marable, Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society <br><br><br> Nowhere else in print has such a detailed, objective account of Malcolm X's last tragic years appeared. . . . Demonstrates how Malcolm X's influence in the black community became really significant upon his death. --Library Journal Peter Goldman has written a masterful account. . . . An indispensable starting point for anyone interested in contemporary black life. --Washington Post Book World Goldman, shiningly eloquent, accurately gauges the impact of Malcolm's life on a whole generation of black people. . . . Malcolm would have, I think, approved of Goldman's biography and that would have been no faint praise. --New York Times Book Review """Goldman, shiningly eloquent, accurately gauges the impact of Malcolm's life on a whole generation of black people. . . . Malcolm would have, I think, approved of Goldman's biography and that would have been no faint praise.""--New York Times Book Review ""Peter Goldman has written a masterful account. . . . An indispensable starting point for anyone interested in contemporary black life.""--Washington Post Book World ""Nowhere else in print has such a detailed, objective account of Malcolm X's last tragic years appeared. . . . Demonstrates how Malcolm X's influence in the black community became really significant upon his death.""--Library Journal ""At long last, the late Malcolm X has received an appropriate tribute: a biography that approaches his life with the same unsparing honesty and clarity of thought that he brought to himself and to the subject of race in American life. . . . The Death and Life of Malcolm X is a real tour-de-force that is likely to remain the definitive biography of Malcolm for some time.""--Charles Silberman, author of Crisis in Black and White ""At long last, the late Malcolm X has received an appropriate tribute: a biography that approaches his life with the same unsparing honesty and clarity of thought that he brought to himself and to the subject of race in American life. . . . The Death and Life of Malcolm X is a real tour-de-force that is likely to remain the definitive biography of Malcolm for some time.""--Charles Silberman, author of Crisis in Black and White ""Although originally written more than three decades ago, Newsweek editor/journalist Peter Goldman's The Death and Life of Malcolm X . . . still remains an excellent introduction to the man and his times.""--Manning Marable, Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society ""Subtly and skillfully illumines Malcolm's career. . . . Goldman's book, the first full-scale life of Malcolm X, remains an indispensable biography of the enigmatic leader.""--Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times" Author InformationPeter Goldman is an author and journalist living in New York City. A former national-affairs writer and senior editor at Newsweek, he is the author of eleven books including, most recently, his first novel, The Last Minstrel Show: A Detective Story. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |