{"product_id":"marcus-garvey-hero-a-first-biography","title":"Marcus Garvey, Hero: A First Biography","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"parseasinTitle \"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"btAsinTitle\"\u003eMarcus Garvey, Hero: A First Biography \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"productDescriptionSource\"\u003eReview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescriptionWrapper\"\u003e\"There is a great need for this book with its easy style, but  knowledgeable coverage suitable for the non erudite reader. The author  recommends the book for use in secondary schools and the first and  second year University Courses, but I would go one further and recommend  it to anyone who loves to read.\" SUNDAY GUARDIAN (Trinidad)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The  strengths of this introductory biography are its readability, its  straightforward organization, and its comprehensive touching on the  major events and major issues in the movement across four continents and  the islands.\"  Patrick Manning, JOURNAL OF CARIBBEAN HISTORY\n\u003cdiv class=\"emptyClear\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"productDescriptionSource\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Tony Martin is Emeritus Professor of Africana  Studies at  Wellesley College. He taught earlier at the University of   Michigan-Flint. He has been a visiting professor at the University of  Minnesota,  Brandeis University, Brown University and The Colorado  College. He  spent  a year as an honorary research fellow at the  University of the West Indies,  Trinidad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfessor Martin has authored, compiled or edited 14 books including \u003ci\u003eCaribbean History: From Pre-Colonial Origins to the Present (2012) published by Pearson. Earlier works include  \u003ci\u003eAmy   Ashwood Garvey: Pan-Africanist, Feminist and Mrs. Marcus Garvey No. 1,  Or, A  Tale of Two Amies, Literary Garveyism: Garvey, Black  Arts and  the Harlem Renaissance, and the classic study of the  Garvey Movement, \u003cem\u003eRace First: the Ideological and Organizational  Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement  Association\u003c\/em\u003e (1976).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin  qualified as a  barrister-at-law at the Honorable Society of Gray's Inn   in 1965, did  a B.Sc. honours degree in economics at the University of  Hull, and  the M.A. and Ph.D. in history at Michigan State University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin's articles and reviews have  appeared in  the\u003cem\u003e Journal of African American  History; African Studies Review;  Washington Post  Book World; Journal of Caribbean History; Journal of  American History \u003c\/em\u003eand elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis writings appear in such reference works as the \u003cem\u003eUNESCO General History of the Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e;  the \u003cem\u003eOxford Dictionary of National Biography \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAmerican  National Biography.\u003c\/em\u003e His  awards include a grant from the American Philosophical Society. He  has  reviewed articles and programs for scholarly journals, the  National Endowment  for the Humanities, and the Austrian Science Fund.  His biographical listings  can be found in \u003cem\u003eWho's Who in America; Who's Who in the World; Personalities Caribbean; Who's Who Among African Americans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e;   and elsewhere. He has been a reviewer and consultant for publishers  and has  served as an expert witness for Congressional hearings.        \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Brooklyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48946180522167,"sku":"00003","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/2503\/0071\/files\/5796814834.png?v=1785608370","url":"https:\/\/checkout.nicholasbrooklyn.com\/products\/marcus-garvey-hero-a-first-biography","provider":"Nicholas Brooklyn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}