Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of HistoryA passionate examination of the social and economic injustices that continue to shackle the American people
Praise forWorkin’ on the Chain Gang:
“. . . bracing and provocative. . . .” —Publishers Weekly
“. . . clear-sighted . . . Mosley offers chain-breaking ideas. . . .” —Los AngelesTimes Book Review
“[A] thoroughly potent dismantling ofYanquicapitalism, the media, and the entertainment business, and at the same time a celebration of rebellion, truth as a tool for emancipation, and much else besides. . . .” —TorontoGlobe and Mail
“Workin’ on the Chain Gangexcels at expressing feelings of ennui that transcend race. . . . beautiful language and penetrating insights into the necessity of confronting the past.” —WashingtonPost
“Mosley eloquently examines what liberation from consumer capitalism might look like. . . . readers receptive to a progressive critique of the religion of the market will value Mosley’s creative contribution.” —Booklist
Walter Mosley’s most recent essay collection isLife Out of Context,published in 2006. He is the best-selling author of the science fiction novelBlue Light,five critically acclaimed mysteries featuring Easy Rawlins, the blues novelRL’s Dream,a finalist for the NAACP Award in Fiction, and winner of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association’s Literary Award. His books have been translated into twenty languages. He lives in New York.
Clyde Taylor is Professor of Africana Studies at NYU’s Gallatin School and author ofThe Mask of Art: Breaking the Aesthetic Contract—Film and Literature. |
