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Cornel West's Reading List

Philosopher, author of Race Matters and Democracy Matters; Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary.

Books from India & Global Left: Cornel West on Freedom, Justice, Democracy and Faith (2025)

Extracted via LLM from auto-captions of India & Global Left (2025-11-12).

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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision

Barbara Ransby · 2003 · Buy on Amazon

"Barbara Ransby's great book on Ella Baker is a grand example of that."

Marxism and Form

Fredric Jameson · 1971 · Buy on Amazon

"Read some Fred Jameson — the best of the Marxist analysis is indispensable."

Aesthetic Theory

Theodor W. Adorno · 1970 · Buy on Amazon

"Read some Adorno — the best of the Marxist analysis is indispensable."

The Black Jacobins

C.L.R. James · 1938 · Buy on Amazon

"Read some C.L.R. James — the best of the Marxist analysis is indispensable but inadequate in the end."

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