Race Matters is a 1994

1994 in literature

The year 1994 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Kevin J. Anderson - Champions of the Force, Dark Apprentice and Jedi Search*Reed Arvin - The Wind in the Wheat*Greg Bear - Songs of Earth and Power...

 social sciences

Social sciences

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 book, authored by Cornel West

Cornel West

Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America....

. The book was first published on March 29, 1994 in the English language

English language

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 by Vintage Books

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. The book analyzes moral authority and racial debates concerning skin color in the United States

United States

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. The book questions matters of economics and politics, as well as ethical issues and spirituality, and also addresses the crisis in black leadership. West's collection of moral essays on race relations in America was one of Publishers Weekly

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best-sellers for one week.