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Hope on a Tightrope

Cornel West

  • 243 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2008
  • 5 editions
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1 About this book

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Good for readers who want: politics, philosophy, and self-improvement.

  • Politics and government
  • Race relations
  • Philosophy
  • Hope
  • Personal growth
  • United states, race relations
  • Politics And Government United States
  • Intellectual life

2 About Cornel West

Born 1953

Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, activist, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society.

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