Fifteenth-Century Persian Painting: Problems and Issues (Hagop Kevorkian Series NE Art) - Softcover

"Algernon Austin offers sweeping, occasionally defiant, essays on the state of Black social and political thought. "Achieving Blackness" will provoke, inspire, irritate, and educate its readers. Austin may well be setting the agenda for a new generation of race theorists."
-Charles Lemert, author of "Dark Thoughts: Race and the Eclipse of Society"

"This book is engagingly written from start to finish, and, since (Austin) draws upon- and often debunks- views of other scholars, I felt like I was eavesdropping at a symposium which grew heated at times. . . . I also must confess this is the most compelling reading I've done this year."
-Gerri Gribi, Curator, AfroAmericanHeritage.com

"Austin does a magnificent job of advancing the field and pushes the scholarly conversation in exciting and productive directions. Beautifully written, this truly is a groundbreaking piece of work and will have a major impact on the field because it challenges leading theorists and well-established theories of race and difference."
-David N. Pellow, author of "Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago"

"This highly informed work addresses a complicated and difficult topic in light of solid research and common sense. It should become required reading for those who are interested in clear definitions and balanced views."
-Wilson J. Moses, author of "Creative Conflict in African American Thought"