Negro with a Hat The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey

by
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-03-17
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
List Price: $125.53

Buy New

Usually Ships in 5-7 Business Days
$119.55

Rent Textbook

Select for Price
There was a problem. Please try again later.

Digital

Rent Digital Options
Online:180 Days access
Downloadable:180 Days
$9.99
Online:365 Days access
Downloadable:365 Days
$11.25
Online:1460 Days access
Downloadable:Lifetime Access
$14.99
$11.99

Used Textbook

We're Sorry
Sold Out

How Marketplace Works:

  • This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
  • Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
  • Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
  • Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
  • Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.

Summary

New in paperback, this groundbreaking biography captures the full sweep and epic dimensions of Marcus Garvey's life, the dazzling triumphs and the dreary exile. As Grant shows, Garvey was a man of contradictions: a self-educated, poetry-writing aesthete and unabashed propagandist, an admirer of Lenin, and a dandy given to elaborate public displays. Above all, he was a shrewd promoter whose use of pageantry evoked a lost African civilization and fired the imagination of his followers. Negro With a Hat restores Garvey to his place as one of the founders of black nationalism and a key figure of the 20th century. "A searching, vivid, and (as the title suggests) complex account of Garvey's short but consequential life." --Steve Hahn, The New Republic "The story of Marcus Garvey, the charismatic and tireless black leader who had a meteoric rise and fall in the late 1910s and early '20s, makes for enthralling reading, and Garvey has found an engaging and objective biographer in Colin Grant.... Grant's book is not all politics, ideology, money and lawsuits. It is also an engrossing social history.... Negro With a Hat is an achievement on a scale Garvey might have appreciated." --New York Times Book Review "Dazzling, definitive biography of the controversial activist who led the 1920s 'Back to Africa' movement.... Grant's learned passion for his subject shimmers on every page. A riveting and well-wrought volume that places Garvey solidly in the pantheon of important 20th-century black leaders." --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "This splendid book is certain to become the definitive biography. Garvey was a dreamer and a doer; Grant captures the fascination of both." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Grant's strength lies in his ability to re-create political moods and offer compelling sketches of colorful individuals and their organizations.... An engaging and readable introduction to a complicated and contentious historical actor who, in his time, possessed a unique capacity to inspire devotion and hatred, adulation and fear." --Chicago Tribune "A monumental, nuanced and broadly sympathetic portrait." --Financial Times

Author Biography


Colin Grant is the son of Jamaican parents who came to Britain in the late 1950s. He has written and produced numerous plays and has worked as script editor and producer of arts programs on the BBC World Service. He is currently a producer for BBC Radio.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrationsp. ix
Prologue: A Premature Deathp. 1
Bury the Dead and Take Care of the Livingp. 4
Almost an Englishmanp. 34
In the Company of Negroesp. 52
An Ebony Orator in Harlemp. 73
No Flag but the Stars and Stripes - and Possibly the Union Jackp. 95
If We Must Diep. 114
How to Manufacture a Traitorp. 131
Harlem Speaks for Scattered Ethiopiap. 160
Flyin' Home on the Black Star Linep. 184
A Star in the Stormp. 217
He Who Plays the Kingp. 242
Last Stop Liberiap. 268
Not to Mention His Colourp. 298
Behold the Demagogue or Misunderstood Messiahp. 318
Caging the Tigerp. 349
Into the Furnacep. 388
Silence Mr Garveyp. 413
Gone to Foreignp. 436
Epiloguep. 451
Bibliographyp. 456
Notesp. 465
Acknowledgmentsp. 505
Indexp. 507
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.

This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.

By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.

Digital License

You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.

More details can be found here.

A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.

Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.

Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.