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Though thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking. This title connects their writings on jazz to the philosophical tradition of pragmatism, particularly its support for more freedom for individuals and more democratic societies.

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"This is an extraordinary book. Muyumba's pathbreaking account of Ellison, Baraka, and Baldwin's aesthetic theories and the connection between those theories and African American politics is creative and convincing." - Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Princeton University"

The Shadow and the Act

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    A Paperback by Walton M. Muyumba

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      Publisher University of Chicago Press
      Published 1 July 2009
      ISBN-13 9780226554242
      978-0226554242
      ISBN-10 0226554244
      Also in:
      Popular music Cultural studies Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Though thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking. This title connects their writings on jazz to the philosophical tradition of pragmatism, particularly its support for more freedom for individuals and more democratic societies.

      Trade Review

      "This is an extraordinary book. Muyumba's pathbreaking account of Ellison, Baraka, and Baldwin's aesthetic theories and the connection between those theories and African American politics is creative and convincing." - Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Princeton University"

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