AIN'T I A WOMAN - Softcover

Hooks, Bell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0861043790 ISBN 13: 9780861043798

Publisher: Pluto Press, 1987

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

bell hooks is the author of numerous critically acclaimed and influential books on the politics of race, gender, class, and culture. She is the author of several other books, including Ain't I a Woman (Pluto Press 1987), Feminist Theory (Pluto Press 2000), Sisters of the Yam, Black Looks, Yearning, Talking Back, and Breaking Bread (with Cornel West). She is currently Professor of English at City College, City University of New York.

Review:

'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 'One of the twenty most influential women's books of the last twenty years' -- Publishers Weekly '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

About this edition

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0861043790
• ISBN 13: 9780861043798
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216