{"product_id":"sisters-of-the-yam-black-women-and-self-recovery-bell-hooks-paperback","title":"Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery -- Bell Hooks, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSisters of the Yam\u003c\/i\u003e, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where black females could both work on their individual efforts for self-actualization while remaining connected to a larger world of collective struggle, hooks articulates the link between self-recovery and political resistance. Both an expression of the joy of self-healing and the need to be ever vigilant in the struggle for equality, \u003ci\u003eSisters of the Yam\u003c\/i\u003e continues to speak to the experience of black womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bell Hooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138821682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, \u003cb\u003ebell hooks\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for classic books including \u003ci\u003eAin't I a Woman, Bone Black, All About Love, Rock My Soul, Belonging, We Real Cool, Where We Stand, Teaching to Transgress, Teaching Community, Outlaw Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReel to Real. \u003c\/i\u003ehooks is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bell Hooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67786119610596,"sku":"9781138821682","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781138821682.jpg?v=1792742154","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/sisters-of-the-yam-black-women-and-self-recovery-bell-hooks-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}