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Ain't I a Woman bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman By bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman by bell hooks


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Summary

A provocative and inspiring book on the culture and politics of black women's rights

Ain't I a Woman Summary

Ain't I a Woman by bell hooks

In this classic study, cultural critic bell hooks examines how black women, from the seventeenth century to the present day, were and are oppressed by both white men and black men and by white women.

Illustrating her analysis with moving personal accounts, Ain't I a Woman is deeply critical of the racism inherent in the thought of many middle-class white feminists who have failed to address issues of race and class.

While acknowledging the conflict of loyalty to race or sex is still a dilemma, hooks challenges the view that race and gender are two separate phenomena, insisting that the struggles to end racism and sexism are inextricably intertwined.

Ain't I a Woman Reviews

'A fiery piece of polemic filled with merciless criticism of feminism and black activism alike for their neglect of black women's rights ... provocative and inspiring ... visionary' -- New Statesman
'One of the twenty most influential women's books of the last twenty years' -- Publishers Weekly
'Her commentary about the impact of racism and sexism on black women is still relevant today. The book reminds me that in order to fight for true equality for all women, we must take into account the movement's past injustices' -- Emma Watson

About bell hooks

bell hooks (1952-2021) was an author, feminist and activist, whose writing was at the juncture of race, class, and gender. A figurehead of intersectionality, she authored numerous feminist classics and in 2014 the bell hooks institute was founded in her name. Her books include Ain't I a Woman (Pluto, 1987), Feminist Theory (Pluto, 2000) and Feminism is for Everybody (Pluto, 2000).

Additional information

GOR001750647
9780861043798
0861043790
Ain't I a Woman by bell hooks
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pluto Press
1987-01-20
208
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