Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights His
US $11.38
Approximately£8.47
Condition:
Good
A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
More than 10 available1 sold
- Buy it nowA More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights His
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Postage:
Free USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, 31 Jul and Wed, 6 Aug
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:233657115255
Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0807075876
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-10
0807075876
ISBN-13
9780807075876
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237449789
Product Key Features
Book Title
More Beautiful and Terrible History : the Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, Civil Rights
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-030979
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
A
Reviews
"Only truth sets us free. In this moment when we need fresh resistance movements, it is critical that we know the true history of the black freedom struggle. Jeanne Theoharis debunks fables of the resistance to prove that the movements were not just spontaneous and did not immediately produce results; that young people and women were crucial to the leadership and drive; that polite racists impeded progress not just virulent ones; and that those who became known as the leaders always understood that they were servants of the movement. The gift of this book is that Theoharis is a historical truth teller. A More Beautiful and Terrible History is crucial, and we must apply this wisdom--for today and always--to resist injustice in the face of racism, classism, and militarism." --The Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II
Dewey Decimal
323.11960730904
Table Of Content
PREFACE A Dream Diluted and Distorted THE HISTORIES WE GET INTRODUCTION The Political Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History and Memorialization in the Present THE HISTORIES WE NEED CHAPTER ONE The Long Movement Outside the South: Fighting for School Desegregation in the "Liberal" North CHAPTER TWO Revisiting the Uprisings of the 1960s and the Long History of Injustice and Struggle That Preceded Them CHAPTER THREE Beyond the Redneck: Polite Racism and the "White Moderate" CHAPTER FOUR The Media Was Often an Obstacle to the Struggle for Racial Justice CHAPTER FIVE Beyond a Bus Seat: The Movement Pressed for Desegregation, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, and Global Justice CHAPTER SIX The Great Man View of History, Part I: Where Are the Young People? CHAPTER SEVEN The Great Man View of History, Part II: Where Are the Women? CHAPTER EIGHT Extremists, Troublemakers, and National Security Threats: The Public Demonization of Rebels, the Toll It Took, and Government Repression of the Movement CHAPTER NINE Learning to Play on Locked Pianos: The Movement Was Persevering, Organized, Disruptive, and Disparaged, and Other Lessons from the Montgomery Bus Boycott AFTERWORD A History for a Better World Acknowledgments Notes Index
Synopsis
The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A More Beautiful and Terrible History award-winning historian Jeanne Theoharis dissects this national myth-making, teasing apart the accepted stories to show them in a strikingly different light. We see Rosa Parks not simply as a bus lady but a lifelong criminal justice activist and radical; Martin Luther King, Jr. as not only challenging Southern sheriffs but Northern liberals, too; and Coretta Scott King not only as a 'helpmate' but a lifelong economic justice and peace activist who pushed her husband's activism in these directions., Praised by The New York Times ; O, The Oprah Magazine ; Bitch Magazine ; Slate; Publishers Weekly ; and more, this is "a bracing corrective to a national mythology" ( New York Times ) around the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A More Beautiful and Terrible History award-winning historian Jeanne Theoharis dissects this national myth-making, teasing apart the accepted stories to show them in a strikingly different light. We see Rosa Parks not simply as a bus lady but a lifelong criminal justice activist and radical; Martin Luther King, Jr. as not only challenging Southern sheriffs but Northern liberals, too; and Coretta Scott King not only as a "helpmate" but a lifelong economic justice and peace activist who pushed her husband's activism in these directions. Moving from "the histories we get" to "the histories we need," Theoharis challenges nine key aspects of the fable to reveal the diversity of people, especially women and young people, who led the movement; the work and disruption it took; the role of the media and "polite racism" in maintaining injustice; and the immense barriers and repression activists faced. Theoharis makes us reckon with the fact that far from being acceptable, passive or unified, the civil rights movement was unpopular, disruptive, and courageously persevering. Activists embraced an expansive vision of justice--which a majority of Americans opposed and which the federal government feared. By showing us the complex reality of the movement, the power of its organizing, and the beauty and scope of the vision, Theoharis proves that there was nothing natural or inevitable about the progress that occurred. A More Beautiful and Terrible History will change our historical frame, revealing the richness of our civil rights legacy, the uncomfortable mirror it holds to the nation, and the crucial work that remains to be done. Winner of the 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize in Nonfiction, Praised by The New York Times ; O, The Oprah Magazine ; Bitch Magazine ; Slate; Publishers Weekly ; and more, this is "a bracing corrective to a national mythology" ( New York Times ) around the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A More Beautiful and Terrible History award-winning historian Jeanne Theoharis dissects this national myth-making, teasing apart the accepted stories to show them in a strikingly different light. We see Rosa Parks not simply as a bus lady but a lifelong criminal justice activist and radical; Martin Luther King, Jr. as not only challenging Southern sheriffs but Northern liberals, too; and Coretta Scott King not only as a "helpmate" but a lifelong economic justice and peace activist who pushed her husband's activism in these directions. Moving from "the histories we get" to "the histories we need," Theoharis challenges nine key aspects of the fable to reveal the diversity of people, especially women and young people, who led the movement; the work and disruption it took; the role of the media and "polite racism" in maintaining injustice; and the immense barriers and repression activists faced. Theoharis makes us reckon with the fact that far from being acceptable, passive or unified, the civil rights movement was unpopular, disruptive, and courageously persevering. Activists embraced an expansive vision of justice-which a majority of Americans opposed and which the federal government feared. By showing us the complex reality of the movement, the power of its organizing, and the beauty and scope of the vision, Theoharis proves that there was nothing natural or inevitable about the progress that occurred. A More Beautiful and Terrible History will change our historical frame, revealing the richness of our civil rights legacy, the uncomfortable mirror it holds to the nation, and the crucial work that remains to be done. Winner of the 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize in Nonfiction
LC Classification Number
E185.61.T44 2018
Item description from the seller
Seller business information
About this seller
textbooks_source
99.2% positive Feedback•249K items sold
Registered as a business seller
Seller Feedback (39,780)
- l***l (54)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePurchased and quickly cancelled order. The seller monitors messages and cancelled the order before it shipped with a full refund. Honest seller, good prices, and excellent customer service. I would reconsider purchasing from this seller. A++The Arras Witch Treatises: Johannes Tinctor's Invectives contre la secte de vau (#235954445229)
- b***r (57)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseUnfortunately the book I received was in bad shape and was a different edition than was shown in the listing, however, my experience with the seller was excellent! I reached out requesting a refund and very quickly received a very professional and friendly reply and an immediate refund. Based on this experience I would recommend buying from this seller!Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (#335858773063)
- d***e (137)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe item received did not match description BUT the seller was VERY quick to respond and resolve the issue without any hassle at all. Would buy from this seller again.A Young People's History of the United States (For Young People Series) by Zinn (#335885620880)
More to explore:
- History Non-Fiction Civil War Fiction & Books,
- Civil Engineering and Books,
- History Audiobooks,
- History Non-Fiction Local History Fiction & Books,
- History Non-Fiction Social History Fiction & Books,
- History Non-Fiction World History Fiction & Books,
- History World History School Textbooks & Study Guides,
- History Non-Fiction Family History Fiction & Books,
- History Non-Fiction Religious History Fiction & Books,
- History Non-Fiction Military History Hardcover Signed Books
Seller Feedback (39,780)
- l***l (54)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePurchased and quickly cancelled order. The seller monitors messages and cancelled the order before it shipped with a full refund. Honest seller, good prices, and excellent customer service. I would reconsider purchasing from this seller. A++The Arras Witch Treatises: Johannes Tinctor's Invectives contre la secte de vau (#235954445229)
- b***r (57)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseUnfortunately the book I received was in bad shape and was a different edition than was shown in the listing, however, my experience with the seller was excellent! I reached out requesting a refund and very quickly received a very professional and friendly reply and an immediate refund. Based on this experience I would recommend buying from this seller!Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (#335858773063)
- d***e (137)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe item received did not match description BUT the seller was VERY quick to respond and resolve the issue without any hassle at all. Would buy from this seller again.A Young People's History of the United States (For Young People Series) by Zinn (#335885620880)