Du Bois Av Reiland Rabaka

<p>W.E.B Du Bois is widely considered one of the most accomplished and controversial African American intellectuals in U.S. history. A pioneering historian, sociologist, political economist, and civil rights activist, his masterpiece <i>The Souls of Black Folk</i> remains one of the most widely read books in the history of American literature.</p><p>In this new book, Reiland Rabaka critically explores Du Bois¿s multidimensional legacy, lucidly introducing his main contributions in areas ranging from American sociology and critical race studies to black feminism and black Marxism. Rabaka argues that Du Bois¿s corpus, particularly when attention is given to his contributions to the critique of racism, sexism, capitalism and colonialism, can be persuasively interpreted as both an undeniable and unprecedented contribution to the origins and evolution of one of our most important contemporary critical concepts: intersectionality.</p><p><i>Du Bois: A Critical Introduction</i> is an indispens