"In clear language and well thought out examples Gates brings us all closer to a needed dialog."--Jean Bissonnette, Texas State Network"In the 10 pieces collected in Loose Canons, Gates, writing for the most part in a genial, conversational style, endorses multicultural education as a way of expanding social tolerance....A reformer, not a revolutionary, he wants to use the institutions that are in place, the university in particular, to further his plans for social progress....Gates the academic is more accessible than Morrison the popular novelist."--The Washington Post BookWorld"Should prove especially illuminating and reassuring to nonacademics."--The New York Times book Review"A good source of clear thinking and sensible reasoning on [multiculturalism]."--The Boston Globe"Gates, probably the best known and most controversial proponent of African American studies, has gathered here a group of his essays on the timely topic of multiculturalism....An excellent addition to all academic libraries and a necessary purchase for any library interested in a serious discussion of multiculturalism."--Library Journal"Lucid, stimulating, and often entertaining. Gates is one of the very few contemporary critics whose work is actually fun to absorb."--Newsday"In these incisive and readable essays, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is at once sympathetic, funny, and cautionary in making the case for cultural pluralism and the revision of the literary canon."--Gerald Graff, University of Chicago"Loose Canons is an inside job, the work of a man who has mastered the arcane politics and encoded language of the canon makers; it's an arsenal of ideas in the cultural wars. But it is also the outpouring of a humane, witty, and truly civilized mind--and that's exactly why Loose Canons strikes so hard and true."--Los Angeles Times"Witty and laced with anecdotes...these readable essays serve well as an introduction to an often daunting field."--Voice Literary Supplement""Gates...has brio, deep learning, and wit....He is also a gift to his readers and a rarity in contemporary critical circles."--Commonweal"In clear language and well thought out examples Gates brings us all closer to a needed dialog."--Jean Bissonnette, Texas State Network"In the 10 pieces collected in Loose Canons, Gates, writing for the most part in a genial, conversational style, endorses multicultural education as a way of expanding social tolerance....A reformer, not a revolutionary, he wants to use the institutions that are in place, the university in particular, to further his plans for social progress....Gates the academic is more accessible than Morrison the popular novelist."--The Washington Post BookWorld"Should prove especially illuminating and reassuring to nonacademics."--The New York Times book Review"A good source of clear thinking and sensible reasoning on [multiculturalism]."--The Boston Globe"Gates, probably the best known and most controversial proponent of African American studies, has gathered here a group of his essays on the timely topic of multiculturalism....An excellent addition to all academic libraries and a necessary purchase for any library interested in a serious discussion of multiculturalism."--Library Journal"Lucid, stimulating, and often entertaining. Gates is one of the very few contemporary critics whose work is actually fun to absorb."--Newsday"In these incisive and readable essays, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is at once sympathetic, funny, and cautionary in making the case for cultural pluralism and the revision of the literary canon."--Gerald Graff, University of Chicago"Loose Canons is an inside job, the work of a man who has mastered the arcane politics and encoded language of the canon makers; it's an arsenal of ideas in the cultural wars. But it is also the outpouring of a humane, witty, and truly civilized mind--and that's exactly why Loose Canons strikes so hard and true."--Los Angeles Times"Witty and laced with anecdotes...these readable essays serve well as an introduction to an often daunting field."--Voice Literary Supplement""Gates...has brio, deep learning, and wit....He is also a gift to his readers and a rarity in contemporary critical circles."--Commonweal"An excellent story."--James E. Newby, Howard University"Admirable and truly impressive liberal vision."--American Studies"Gates is a temperate partisan with a sharp, subtle style and a sense of humor."--Jean Hardisty, The Public Eye"It is a wonderful text with an inclusive approach to pluralism and multiculturalism."--Dr. Vibha Chandra, California State University
