- Paperback: 422 pages
- Publisher: Majority Press (July 8 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0912469234
- ISBN-13: 978-0912469232
- Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 513 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,974,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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awesome, informative, well-researched,
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This review is from: Race First: Idealogical & Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey (Paperback)
I read this book several years ago and was so impressed with the research, the detail, the style and the care that Tony Martin took to tell the Marcus Garvey story. It is a wonderfully balanced look at his successes, his failures, his faith in God and most of all his impact on our nation. I highly recommend this to history lovers of all backgrounds. You won't be disappointed.
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Outstanding and Brilliantly Written,
By Damani Keene (Maryland - US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Race First: Idealogical & Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey (Paperback)
Dr. Tony Martin has provided an in-depth historical account and analysis of Marcus Garvey's heroic agitation on behalf of African people's freedom world-wide.Dr. Martin effectively conveys a sense of the profound mission on which Marcus Garvey launched himself and his organization, the UNIA. Garvey understood the importance of psychology as well as economics and Dr. Martin's book describes his efforts, successful and unsuccessful, to achieve his very ambitious goals. "Race First", for example, lists the states and countries that were the homes of the 996 chapters of the UNIA on five continents and in the Caribbean. Dr. Martin also describes how the U.S. and colonial governments conspired to block the UNIA's program and even the distribution of its newspaper (printed in three languages). This book is indispensable to understanding modern American, African and world history and especially to understanding the "Black/African Nationalist" impulse of Africans in the Diaspora.
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Outstanding and Brilliantly Written,
By Damani Keene - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Race First: Idealogical & Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey (Paperback)
Dr. Tony Martin has provided an in-depth historical account and analysis of Marcus Garvey's heroic agitation on behalf of African people's freedom world-wide.Dr. Martin effectively conveys a sense of the profound mission on which Marcus Garvey launched himself and his organization, the UNIA. Garvey understood the importance of psychology as well as economics and Dr. Martin's book describes his efforts, successful and unsuccessful, to achieve his very ambitious goals. "Race First", for example, lists the states and countries that were the homes of the 996 chapters of the UNIA on five continents and in the Caribbean. Dr. Martin also describes how the U.S. and colonial governments conspired to block the UNIA's program and even the distribution of its newspaper (printed in three languages). This book is indispensable to understanding modern American, African and world history and especially to understanding the "Black/African Nationalist" impulse of Africans in the Diaspora. 10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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awesome, informative, well-researched,
By M. B. Fielder "micky-b" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Race First: Idealogical & Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey (Paperback)
I read this book several years ago and was so impressed with the research, the detail, the style and the care that Tony Martin took to tell the Marcus Garvey story. It is a wonderfully balanced look at his successes, his failures, his faith in God and most of all his impact on our nation. I highly recommend this to history lovers of all backgrounds. You won't be disappointed.
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Deeply Researched, Extremely Long and Boring,
By Dev - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Race First: Idealogical & Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey (Paperback)
I had to read this book for my African American history class at Michigan State University this spring and this book was extremely well researched and Dr. Martin really showed he spent years in intensive research on Marcus Garvey. However, I found the book extremely boring and drawn out. This book was almost 500 pages long and for a dissertation, I think it was way too long. Despite it being long, boring, and drawn out I l learned a lot about Marcus Garvey's Life and his UNIA. I recommend getting Dr. Martin's more concise book called Marcus Garvey, Hero, for a shorter and much more digestible reading on Marcus Garvey and his UNIA. When you buy this book be prepared for some yawns and naps while reading. Happy Reading.
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