New York: Penguin, December 2011. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight with a light crease. Covers clean with reading wear to corners and edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 592 pages.

The definitive biography of Malcolm X, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History. Filled with startling new information and shocking revelations, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism as followers of Marcus Garvey through his own work with the Nation of Islam and rise in the world of black nationalism, and culminates in the never-before-told true story of his assassination.

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Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History Hailed as "a masterpiece" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), the late Manning Marable's acclaimed biography of Malcolm X finally does justice to one of the most influential and controversial figures of twentieth-century American history. Filled with startling new information and shocking revelations, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism as followers of Marcus Garvey through his own work with the Nation of Islam and rise in the world of black nationalism, and culminates in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X is a stunning achievement, the definitive work on one of our greatest advocates for social change.

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Bookseller: Books of the World (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RWARE0000004042
Title: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Author: Manning Marable
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0143120328
ISBN 13: 9780143120322
Publisher: Penguin
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: December 2011
Pages: 592
Size: 8vo
Keywords: biography, Malcolm X, African American, black, black Muslims, black nationalism, civil rights, class, race, politics, Nation of Islam, United States
Bookseller catalogs: Politics & Government; History; Biographies; Race, Racism, Prejudice;

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