Reclaiming the Great World House
The Global Vision of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Trim size: 6.000in x 9.000in
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Pub Date: 10/05/2019
ISBN: 9-780-8203-5604-4
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Pub Date: 10/05/2019
ISBN: 9-780-8203-5602-0
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Reclaiming the Great World House
The Global Vision of Martin Luther King Jr.
A global context for understanding the intellectual and sociopolitical legacy of MLK in the twenty-first century
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The burgeoning terrain of Martin Luther King Jr. studies is leading to a new appreciation of his thought and its meaningfulness for the emergence and shaping of the twenty-first-century world. This volume brings together an impressive array of scholars from various backgrounds and disciplines to explore the global significance of King-then, now, and in the future.
Employing King's metaphor of "the great world house," the major focus is on King's appraisal of the global-human struggle in the 1950s and 1960s, his relevance for today's world, and how future generations might constructively apply or appropriate his key ideas and values in addressing racism, poverty and economic injustice, militarism, sexism, homophobia, the environmental crisis, globalization, and other challenges confronting humanity today. The contributors treat King in context and beyond context, taking seriously the historical King while also exploring how his name, activities, contributions, and legacy are still associated with a globalized rights culture.
—U.S. Representative John Lewis
—Journal of American History
Nimi Wariboko