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Martin Luther King Jr (Profiles in Power Series)
John A. Kirk
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Description for Martin Luther King Jr (Profiles in Power Series)
paperback. Looks at the sources of Martin Luther King's power in the black community and its relationship to wider American society, focusing on the role of the black church, the philosophy of nonviolence and issues of leadership, whilst paying attention to the voices of King's critics and detractors and to the limitations of his power. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Combining the latest insights from KIng biographies and movement histories, this book provides an up-to-date critical analysis of the relationship between King and the wider civil rights movement. Delivering a fresh perspective on the relationship between 'the man and the movement', Kirk argues that it is the interactionbetween national and local movement concerns that is essential to understanding King's leadership and black activism in the 1950s and 1960s. Kirk examines King's strengths and his limitations, and weighs the role that king played in then movement alongside the contributions of other civil rights organizations and leaders, and local civil rights activists.
Suitable for undergraduate courses in 20th century US history.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Profiles in Power
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582414310
SKU
V9780582414310
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About John A. Kirk
Dr. John A. Kirk is senior lecturer in American history at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is author of Redefining the Color Line: Black Activism in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1940-1970 (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2002), which won the J. G. Ragsdale book award. He has also published numerous articles and essays on the civil rights movement in the United States.
Reviews for Martin Luther King Jr (Profiles in Power Series)
"the finest brief biography of King currently on the market" Patterns of Prejudice "
a very fine introduction to the major themes of the civil rights movement" Institute of Historical Research "John A. Kirk's study achieves its aim of contextualizing King's contribution to the civil rights movement and evaluating his career." Journal of American Studies, Volume 39 - 2005 The book would work as a supplemental text in survey courses or other classes that emphasize political history, leadership, government or the civil rights movement. Gives readers a glimpse of the political leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. S. Jonathan Bass, Samford University