{"product_id":"we-were-eight-years-in-power-ta-nehisi-coates-9780399590573","title":"We Were Eight Years in Power | Ta-Nehisi Coates","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #8B0000; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eWe Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e9780399590573\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e0399590579\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTa-Nehisi Coates\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTrade Paperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eOne World\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eOctober 30, 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eAfrican American Studies, American Government, Personal Memoirs\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn this urgently relevant collection featuring the landmark essay “The Case for Reparations,” the National Book Award–winning author of \u003cem\u003eBetween the World and Me\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on race, the Barack Obama presidency, and the jarring political aftermath that followed, including the election of Donald Trump. Drawing inspiration from the lament of Reconstruction-era Black politicians as multiracial democracy began to crumble, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of history in our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Were Eight Years in Power\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a sweeping collection of new and selected essays. Coates examines the unprecedented election of a Black president and the vicious backlash that fueled a new era of politics. Beyond presidential administration, this book investigates the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged during this period, set against the persistent, haunting shadow of the nation’s unreconciled history. Coates offers an intimate, revealing perspective, tracing his own intellectual development from a young writer in a Harlem unemployment office to an observer within the Oval Office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Key Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward-Winning Insight:\u003c\/strong\u003e A finalist for the PEN\/Jean Stein Book Award and winner of The Los Angeles Times Book Prize and The Dayton Literary Peace Prize.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEssential Commentary:\u003c\/strong\u003e Includes iconic essays from \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, such as “Fear of a Black President,” “The Case for Reparations,” and “The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew Perspectives:\u003c\/strong\u003e Features eight fresh essays that revisit each year of the Obama administration, capped by a bracing original assessment of the current political landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders of contemporary political history and critical social commentary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFollowers of Ta-Nehisi Coates's journalism and literary work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eStudents and scholars examining the intersection of race, power, and democratic governance in America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTa-Nehisi Coates\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed author and journalist who served as a national correspondent for \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e. Winner of the National Book Award for \u003cem\u003eBetween the World and Me\u003c\/em\u003e, he is widely recognized as one of the definitive voices of his generation. His work consistently interrogates the complexities of the American experience, history, and the persistent struggle for racial justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Book\",\n    \"name\": \"We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy\",\n    \"author\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n      \"name\": \"Ta-Nehisi Coates\"\n    },\n    \"isbn\": \"9780399590573\",\n    \"numberOfPages\": \"400\",\n    \"bookEdition\": \"First Trade Paperback Edition\",\n    \"publisher\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n      \"name\": \"One World\"\n    },\n    \"datePublished\": \"2018-10-30\",\n    \"bookFormat\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/Paperback\",\n    \"inLanguage\": \"English\",\n    \"description\": \"Ta-Nehisi Coates explores race, the Obama presidency, and the political backlash in this powerful collection of essays, including The Case for Reparations.\",\n    \"offers\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Offer\",\n      \"availability\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/InStock\"\n    },\n    \"about\": [\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n        \"name\": \"African American studies\",\n        \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African-American_studies\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n        \"name\": \"United States politics\",\n        \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politics_of_the_United_States\"\n      }\n    ]\n  }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: 0; height: 1px; background: #8B0000; margin: 30px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.1em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eBust-Down Books: More Than a Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50303198921019,"sku":"0399590579","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780399590573.jpg?v=1782684388","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/we-were-eight-years-in-power-ta-nehisi-coates-9780399590573","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}