{"product_id":"the-wounded-world-w-e-b-du-bois-and-the-first-world-war-paperback","title":"The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChad L. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe dramatic story of W. E. B. Du Bois's reckoning with the betrayal of Black soldiers during World War I\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eand a new understanding of one of the great \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etwentieth-century \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewriters. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen W. E. B. Du Bois, believing in the possibility of full citizenship and democratic change, encouraged African Americans to \"close ranks\" and support the Allied cause in World War I, he made a decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Seeking both intellectual clarity and personal atonement, for more than two decades Du Bois attempted to write the definitive history of Black participation in World War I. His book, however, would never be finished. In \u003ci\u003eThe Wounded World\u003c\/i\u003e, Chad L. Williams tells the dramatic story of Du Bois's failed efforts to complete what would have been one of his most significant works. The surprising account of this unpublished book lends new insight into Du Bois's struggles to reckon with both the history and the troubling memory of the war, along with the broader meanings of race and democracy for Black people in the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide range of sources, most notably Du Bois's unpublished manuscript and research materials, Williams tells a sweeping story of hope, betrayal, disillusionment, and transformation, setting into motion a fresh understanding of the life and mind of arguably the most important scholar-activist in African American history. In uncovering what happened to Du Bois's largely forgotten book, Williams offers a captivating reminder of the importance of World War I, why it mattered to Du Bois, and why it continues to matter today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChad L. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is the Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author of the award-winning book \u003ci\u003eTorchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCharleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence\u003c\/i\u003e. His writings and op-eds have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Needham, Massachusetts\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52632846401843,"sku":"9781250321916","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yDAqYFADyY9781250321916.webp?v=1762214005","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-wounded-world-w-e-b-du-bois-and-the-first-world-war-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}