{"product_id":"the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door","title":"The Spook Who Sat by the Door","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn explosive, award-winning novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Spook Who Sat by the Door\u003c\/i\u003e is a 50-year-young classic that provides commentary on the racial inequities in the US in the late 1960s - and today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic in the Black literary tradition, \u003ci\u003e The Spook Who Sat by the Door\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0814349579\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780814349571\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Greenlee, Sam, Natiki Hope Pressley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jun 2022)","offer_id":46080116719813,"sku":"9780814349571","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780814349571.jpg?v=1776034589","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}