{"product_id":"the-shadow-and-the-act-9780226554242","title":"The Shadow and the Act","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400056152407,"sku":"9780226554242","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226554242.jpg?v=1730469582","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-shadow-and-the-act-9780226554242","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}