Nothing Personal: An Essay by James Baldwin (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Nothing Personal by James Baldwin, Imani Perry, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. "Baldwins critique of American society at the height of the civil rights movement brings his prescient thoughts on social isolation, race, and police brutality to a new generation of readers"-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description James Baldwins critique of American society at the height of the civil rights movement brings his prescient thoughts on social isolation, race, and police brutality to a new generation of readers.Available for the first time in a stand-alone edition, Nothing Personal is Baldwins deep probe into the American condition. Considering the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020—which were met with tear gas and rubber bullets the same year white supremacists entered the US Capitol with little resistance, openly toting flags of the Confederacy—Baldwins documentation of his own troubled times cuts to the core of where we find ourselves today.Baldwins thoughts move through an interconnected range of questions, from Americas fixation on eternal youth, to its refusal to recognize the past, its addiction to consumerism, and the lovelessness that fuels it in its cities and popular culture. He recounts his own encounter with police in a scene disturbingly similar to those we see today documented with ever increasing immediacy. This edition also includes a new foreword from interdisciplinary scholar Imani Perry and an afterword from noted Baldwin scholar Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Both explore and situate the essay within the broader context of Baldwins work, the Movement for Black Lives, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the presidency of Donald Trump.Nothing Personal is both a eulogy and a declaration of will. In bringing this work into the twenty-first century, readers new and old will take away fundamental and recurring truths about life in the US. It is both a call to action, and an appeal to love and to life. Author Biography James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, and one of Americas foremost writers. His writing explores palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America. A Harlem, New York, native, he lived periodically in exile in the south of France and in Turkey. He is the author of several novels and books of nonfiction, including Notes of a Native Son, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovannis Room, Another Country, Tell Me How Long the Trains Been Gone, If Beale Street Could Talk, Just Above My Head, The Fire Next Time, No Name in the Street, and The Evidence of Things Not Seen, and of the poetry collection Jimmys Blues.Imani Perry is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. Her books include Breathe and Looking for Lorraine. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University. His books include Begin Again and Democracy in Black. Table of Contents ForewordImani PerryNothing PersonalJames BaldwinAfterwordEddie S. Glaude Jr.About the AuthorAbout the Contributors Review "Listeners will enter Baldwins mind as they enjoy JD Jacksons well-paced and probing narration."—AudioFile Magazine "In this short, stunning work, with his inimitable use of language, Baldwin distills the essence of his pain and wisdom and points a way for our own time."—New York Journal of Books"James Baldwins Nothing Personal has to be read more than twice, the spare sentences, the far less than spare thoughts and beliefs arent absorbed like a Brawny towel absorbs a spill."—Portland Book Review Review Quote "In this short, stunning work, with his inimitable use of language, Baldwin distills the essence of his pain and wisdom and points a way for our own time." -- New York Journal of Books Details ISBN0807006424 Author Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Short Title Nothing Personal Publisher Beacon Press Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0807006424 ISBN-13 9780807006429 Format Hardcover Imprint Beacon Press Subtitle An Essay Pages 104 Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Boston, MA Publication Date 2021-05-04 AU Release Date 2021-05-04 NZ Release Date 2021-05-04 US Release Date 2021-05-04 UK Release Date 2021-05-04 DEWEY 305.800973 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160033801;

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