{"product_id":"dispatches-from-the-diaspora-from-nelson-mandela-to-black-lives-matter-paperback","title":"Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter - 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\u003eGary Younge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the vibrant journalism of one of the leading Black voices spanning the Atlantic, providing a must-read for anyone interested in the way we understand contemporary issues of race and identity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween following Nelson Mandela during his first election campaign in South Africa and reflecting on a journey to Barbados to bury his mother, Gary Younge here interviews major figures including Angela Davis, Maya Angelou, Desmond Tutu, and the Grime artist Stormzy. He reports from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, joins revelers on Chicago's South Side for the evening of Barack Obama's first presidential victory, files from Ferguson as the Black Lives Matter movement starts to make waves around the world, and visits Zimbabwe during the country's descent into crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering three decades of unparalleled reporting throughout the Black diaspora, this catalog of electrifying yet nuanced dispatches puts readers at the heart of the action, guiding them through world-shaking events, introducing them at first-hand to key players, and solidifying Younge's standing as one of the most important political journalists of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary Younge\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning author, broadcaster and professor of sociology at the University of Manchester in Britain. Formerly a columnist and an editor-at-large at the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, he is an editorial board member of the \u003cem\u003eNation\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and a Type Media fellow. He is the author of five books, including \u003cem\u003eAnother Day in the Death of America\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the J. Anthony Lukas Prize. His writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times, GQ, Granta\u003c\/em\u003e, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.6 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984023945517,"sku":"9781682193853","price":23.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/0a5c-Ky7RR9781682193853.webp?v=1776081452","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/dispatches-from-the-diaspora-from-nelson-mandela-to-black-lives-matter-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}