Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Roots: The Saga of an American FamilyBased off of the bestselling author's family history, this novel tells the story of Kunta Kinte, who is sold into slavery in the United States where he and his descendants live through major historic events. When Roots was first published forty years ago, the book electrified the nation: it received a Pulitzer Prize and was a #1 New York Times bestseller for 22 weeks. The celebrated miniseries that followed a year later was a coast to coast event over

not brought to the fore but are present and pervasive nonetheless

ISBN-13 : 9780374194321

and peace and conflict studies

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a number of well-known and not so well-known literary

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The contributors to this important volume also provide a critical analysis of the impact of globalization

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and graduated from Brown University

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Yemenite Jewish Federation of America