Cornel West points states that the Age of America lasted from 1945 to 1973 and he states that the struggle against patriarchy predates 1789. He also stresses the need for a "thick" opposition against hegemony and the White Male power structure. Alas, on my reread of this book, one of the things that has struck me most closely is his statement that we need to preserve noncapitalist, nonmarket values of love,care,concern,service to others,intimacy, and gentleness. I'll talk more later. alas, I think this last is definitely something worth paying attention to as we live more and more in a capitalist-driven society where people fashion their entire lives out of what is desired and valued within the market system.