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Malcolm X at Oxford Union : racial politics in a global era /

"In 1964 Malcolm X was invited to debate at the Oxford Union Society at Oxford University. The topic of debate that evening was the infamous phrase from Barry Goldwater's 1964 Republican Convention speech:"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of ju...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ambar, Saladin M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, USA, [2014]
Colección:Transgressing boundaries.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In 1964 Malcolm X was invited to debate at the Oxford Union Society at Oxford University. The topic of debate that evening was the infamous phrase from Barry Goldwater's 1964 Republican Convention speech:"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." At a time when Malcolm was traveling widely and advocating on behalf of blacks in America and other nations, his thirty minute speech at the Oxford Union stands out as one of the great addresses of the civil rights era"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 224 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index.
ISBN:9780199975488
0199975485
9781306197434
1306197430
9780190640835
0190640839