Negro with a Hat // The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey
New in paperback, this groundbreaking biography captures the full sweep and epic dimensions of Marcus Garvey's life, the dazzling triumphs and the dreary exile. As Grant shows, Garvey was a man of contradictions: a self-educated, poetry-writing aesthete and unabashed propagandist, an admirerof Lenin, and a dandy given to elaborate public displays. Above all, he was a shrewd promoter whose use of pageantry evoked a lost African civilization and fired the imagination of his followers. Negro With a Hat restores Garvey to his place as one of the founders of black nationalism and a keyfigure of the 20th century. Colin Grant is an independent historian who works for BBC Radio. The son of Jamaican parents, he lives in London. Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1st edition (March 2, 2010) Language: English Paperback: 544 pages ISBN-10: 0195393090 ISBN-13: 9780195393095 Item Weight: 1.7 pounds Dimensions: 9.08 x 1.15 x 8.46 inches