The Artificial White Man: Essays on Authenticity

by Stanley Crouch

Book Overview

In this penetrating collection of original essays, legendary gadfly and esteemed critic Stanley Crouch tackles the notion on authenticity-what it is, what it isn't, and what we make of it, for good or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465015158
• ISBN13: 9780465015153
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Civitas Book Publisher
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Required Reading In American Hight Schools

This book should be required reading in every American High School. It exposes the fraud waged by a greedy, worthless music industry, MTV, BET and the talentless gang members who play no instruments and sign one-sided (in favor of the label) recording contracts. Rap is social poison that is tainting American youth and Stanley Crouch brilliantly exposes it.

a needed contrarian

I have little to add to the given product description. While his views may not be popular, his observations on how culture, race and stereotypes emerge and influence one another is cogent and worth a read, especially if you think that the issues of race are of little importance to the future of our society.