[E.Victor Wolfenstein] The Victims of Democracy : Malcolm X and the Black revolution(pdf){Zzzzz}[BЯ]

This unique psychobiographical study integrates a wide and subtle view of the history of white racism and the black liberation movement with a deep and sensitive understanding of the inner world of Malcolm X. Eugene Victor Wolfenstein is a critical social theorist and a practicing psychoanalyst who argues that racism must be analyzed within a personal as well as a political context. Drawing from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm's published speeches, and a variety of historical materials, Wolfenstein interweaves Marxist and psychoanalytic concepts to examine the evolution of Malcolm's consciousness--from his youth through his successive incarnations as hustler, prisoner, black Muslim minister, and African-American revolutionary. Exploring the complex interplay of politics, economics, and the human psyche, this powerful work of critical social theory interprets the life history of Malcolm X and provides a cogent historical analysis of the black liberation movement in the United States.

Editorial Reviews
Review
"...a work of considerable intellectual imagination and rigor that represents the best of this trend. "--The New York Times
(The New York Times 1993-02-28)

"Unpacks the nightmare of being black in a society dominated by racism...A profound contribution to the literature on American racial politics."--The American Political Science Review
(The American Political Science Review 1993-02-28) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Publisher: Univ of California Pr; First Edition edition (April 1981)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0520039033
ISBN-13: 978-0520039032