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Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery

Up from Slavery

著者: 
Booker T. Washington; William L. Andrews
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My life had its beginning in the midst of the most miserable, desolate, and discouraging surroundings.'

For half a century from its publication in 1901 Up from Slavery was the best known book written by an African American. The life of ex-slave Booker T Washington embodied the legendary rise of the American self-made man, and his autobiography gave prominence for the first time to the voice of a group which had to pull itself up from extreme adversity. Washington attributes his success to his belief in many of the virtues celebrated by Benjamin Franklin: selflessness, industry, pragmatism, and optimism. But from behind the mask of the humble, plainspoken schoolmaster come hints that reveal Washington the ambitious and tough-minded analyst of power who had to balance the demands of blacks with the constraints imposed on him by whites. To read Up from Slavery is to explore the means by which Washington rose to become the most influential and powerful black American of his time. How far he compromised African American rights in order to achieve his aims remains a matter of controversy.

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著者について: 

William Andrews is Joyce and Elizabeth Hall Professor of American Literature at the University of Kansas.

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ISBN : 9780199552399

著者: 
Booker T. Washington; William L. Andrews
ページ
240 ページ
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Paperback
サイズ
126 x 194 mm
刊行日
2008年09月
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Oxford World's Classics
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Up from Slavery

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