Title W.E.B. Du Bois and the critique of the competitive society / Andrew J. Douglas

Published Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 154 pages) Contents A more perfect union -- Black radicalism as liberal disillusionment -- The ideologies of racial capitalism -- The black college as a locus of critique -- Honoring Dr. Du Bois Summary Competition and competitiveness are roundly celebrated as public values and key indicators of a dynamic and forward-thinking society. But the headlong embrace of competitive market principles, increasingly prevalent in our neoliberal age, often obscures the enduring divisiveness of a society set up to produce winners and losers. In this inspired and thoughtfully argued book, Andrew J. Douglas turns to the later writings of W.E.B. Du Bois to reevaluate the very terms of the competitive society. Situating Du Bois in relation to the Depression-era roots of contemporary neoliberal thinking, Douglas shows that into the 1930s Du Bois ratcheted up a race-conscious indictment of capitalism and liberal democracy and posed unsettling questions about how the compulsory pull of market relations breeds unequal outcomes and underwrites the perpetuation of racial animosities. Blending historical analysis with ethical and political theory, and casting new light on several aspects of Du Bois's thinking, this book makes a compelling case that DuBois's sweeping disillusionment with Western liberalism is as timely now as ever Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR, viewed August 7, 2023) Subject Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- Political and social views SUBJECT Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- Political and social views Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 fast Subject Capitalism -- Social aspects -- United States Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States Competition -- Social aspects -- United States Competition -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States African Americans -- Education (Higher) African Americans -- Economic conditions. Racism -- Economic aspects -- United States African Americans -- Economic conditions African Americans -- Education (Higher) Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects Capitalism -- Social aspects Competition -- Moral and ethical aspects Competition -- Social aspects Political and social views Race relations -- Economic aspects Racism -- Economic aspects SUBJECT United States -- Race relations -- Economic aspects Subject United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9780820355108 0820355100

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