Race Matters

Race Matters

Infobox Book
name = Race Matters


image_caption =
author = Cornel West
country = flag|USA
language = English
series =
subject = Race issues
genre = Social science
publisher = Vintage Books
pub_date = 1994
pages = 159
isbn = ISBN 0679749861

Race Matters is a 1994 social sciences book, authored by Cornel West. The book was first published on March 29, 1994 in the English language by Vintage Books. The book analyses moral authority and racial debates concerning skin colour in the United States. The book questions matters of economics and politics, as well as ethical issues and spirituality, and also addresses the crisis in black leadership. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=cNwiBdI9Q3oC&q=Race+Matters&dq=Race+Matters&pgis=1 Race Matters, by Cornel West] . Google Books. Retrieved on 2007-12-28] West's collection of moral essays on race relations in America was one of "Publishers Weekly" best-seller's for one week. [ [http://www.amazon.com/Race-Matters-Cornel-West/dp/0679749861 Race Matters] : Editorial reviews. Retrieved on 2007-12-28]

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