| The Man Farthest Down Contributor(s): Clarke, James W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0878559337 ISBN-13: 9780878559336 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $58.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1984 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Business & Economics | Labor - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 305.569 |
| LCCN: 82019593 |
| Series: Journal of African Civilizations |
| Physical Information: 456 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Man Farthest Down represents an early contribution to the study of comparative social systems. Its treatment of life in the East European shtetls is as moving as the analysis of ghetto life in America. In his new introduction to this edition, Drake illustrates the intellectual camaraderie shared between Park and Washington in their studies of race. Drake also details their individual observations, philosophies, and activities in both their academic and political lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Washington, Booker T.: - Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born a slave. He graduated from what is today Hampton University in 1875, and subsequently taught there. In 1881 he founded the forerunner of Tuskegee University. He made himself and his school two of the most well-known institutions in twentieth-century black America. He earned world-renowned recognition as an educator, social theorist, and spokesperson for African Americans. |