The Martin Duberman Reader: The Essential Historical, Biographical, and Autobiographical Writings - Softcover

Praise for Martin Duberman

"A deeply moral and reflective man who has engaged the greatest struggles of our times with an unflinching nerve, a wise heart, and a brilliant intellect."
--Jonathan Kozol

"Duberman is an unapologetic, uncategorizable, and non-sectarian radical whose constant questioning of conventional wisdoms--even on the left--has made him one of this country's preeminent participants in the political and cultural wars that have riven public life."
--Doug Ireland

"Martin Duberman is known for his unique combination of talents--as a distinguished historian, a talented writer, and an impassioned advocate of gays and other beleaguered members of the human community."
--Howard Zinn

Praise for "The Martin Duberman Reader"
"A provocative collection that is thoughtful in both scope and attention to detail."
--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"This collection not only serves as a wonderful introduction to Duberman's writing but is also a fitting tribute to a man who has devoted his life to promoting social change."
--"Publishers Weekly"
Praise for Martin Duberman
"A deeply moral and reflective man who has engaged the greatest struggles of our times with an unflinching nerve, a wise heart, and a brilliant intellect."
--Jonathan Kozol
"Duberman is an unapologetic, uncategorizable, and non-sectarian radical whose constant questioning of conventional wisdoms--even on the left--has made him one of this country's preeminent participants in the political and cultural wars that have riven public life."
--Doug Ireland
"Martin Duberman is known for his unique combination of talents--as a distinguished historian, a talented writer, and an impassioned advocate of gays and other beleaguered members of the human community."
--Howard Zinn
Praise for The Martin Duberman Reader
"A provocative collection that is thoughtful in both scope and attention to detail."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
This collection not only serves as a wonderful introduction to Duberman s writing but is also a fitting tribute to a man who has devoted his life to promoting social change.
Publishers Weekly
Praise for Martin Duberman
"A deeply moral and reflective man who has engaged the greatest struggles of our times with an unflinching nerve, a wise heart, and a brilliant intellect."
Jonathan Kozol
"Duberman is an unapologetic, uncategorizable, and non-sectarian radical whose constant questioning of conventional wisdomseven on the lefthas made him one of this country's preeminent participants in the political and cultural wars that have riven public life."
Doug Ireland
"Martin Duberman is known for his unique combination of talentsas a distinguished historian, a talented writer, and an impassioned advocate of gays and other beleaguered members of the human community."
Howard Zinn
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Praise for The Martin Duberman Reader
"A provocative collection that is thoughtful in both scope and attention to detail."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"This collection not only serves as a wonderful introduction to Duberman's writing but is also a fitting tribute to a man who has devoted his life to promoting social change."
--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Martin Duberman
"A deeply moral and reflective man who has engaged the greatest struggles of our times with an unflinching nerve, a wise heart, and a brilliant intellect."
--Jonathan Kozol

"Duberman is an unapologetic, uncategorizable, and non-sectarian radical whose constant questioning of conventional wisdoms--even on the left--has made him one of this country's preeminent participants in the political and cultural wars that have riven public life."
--Doug Ireland

"Martin Duberman is known for his unique combination of talents--as a distinguished historian, a talented writer, and an impassioned advocate of gays and other beleaguered members of the human community."
--Howard Zinn

For the past fifty years, prize-winning historian Martin Duberman’s groundbreaking writings have established him as one of our preeminent public intellectuals. Founder of the first graduate program in LGBT studies in the country, he is perhaps best known for his biographies of Paul Robeson, Lincoln Kirstein, and Howard Zinn works that have been hailed as magnificent” (USA Today), enthralling” (The Washington Post), splendid” and definitive” (Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times), and refreshing and inspiring” (The New York Times).

Duberman is also an equally gifted playwright and essayist, whose piercingly honest memoirs Cures and Midlife Queer have been called witty and searingly candid” (Publishers Weekly), wrenchingly eloquent” (Newsday), and a moving chronicle” (The Nation). His writings have explored the shocking attempts by the medical establishment to cure” homosexuality; Stonewall, before and after; the age of AIDS; the struggle for civil rights; the fight for economic and racial justice; and Duberman’s vision for reclaiming a radical queer past from the creeping centrism of the gay movement.

The Martin Duberman Reader assembles the core of Duberman’s most important writings, offering a wonderfully comprehensive overview of our lives and times and giving us a crucial touchstone for a new generation of activists, scholars, and readers.