{"product_id":"the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door-9780814349571","title":"The Spook Who Sat by the Door","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn explosive, award-winning novel in the black literary tradition, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a satire of the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black miltancy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic in the black literary tradition, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a comment on the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black militancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Freeman, the \"spook who sat by the door,\" is enlisted in the CIA's elitist espionage program. Upon mastering agency tactics, however, he drops out to train young Chicago blacks as \"Freedom Fighters\" in this explosive, award-winning novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a story of one man's reaction to ruling-class hypocrisy, the book is autobiographical and personal. As a tale of a man's reaction to oppression, it is universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Greenlee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e African American Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814349571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42448418898057,"sku":"9780814349571","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a5d096c3-3700-40f1-b3b0-398f58315aa6.jpg?v=1716148869","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door-9780814349571","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}