Salvation: Black People and Love (Love Song to the Nation #3) (Paperback)

$18.99

by bell hooks

Description

Beloved visionary and cultural critic bell hooks continues her exploration of the meaning of love in contemporary American society, offering groundbreaking, critical insight about Black people and love.
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Written from both historical and cultural perspectives, Salvation takes an incisive look at the transformative power of love in the lives of African Americans. Whether talking about the legacy of slavery, relationships and marriage in Black life, the prose and poetry of Martin Luther King, Jr., James Baldwin, and Maya Angelou, the liberation movements of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, or hip hop and gangsta rap culture, hooks lets us know what love’s got to do with it.

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hooks brilliantly offers new visions that will heal our nation’s wounds from a culture of lovelessness. Her writings on love and its impact on race, class, family, history, and popular culture will help us heal and create joyful and resilient communities.

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About the Author

bell hooks was an influential cultural critic, feminist theorist, and writer. Celebrated as one of America's leading public intellectuals, she was a charismatic speaker and writer who taught and lectured around the world. Previously a professor in the English departments at Yale University and Oberlin College, hooks was the author of more than 40 books.
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Product Details

Category: Nonfiction, Love, Cultural Studies

Language: English

Format/Binding: Paperback

Book Condition: New

ISBN-10: 0060959495 

ISBN-13: 978-0060959494

Publisher: William Morrow & Company

Date Published: December 18, 2001

Pages: 256

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