{"product_id":"salvation-black-people-and-love-paperback","title":"Salvation: Black People and Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBell Hooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A manual for fixing our culture...In writing that is elegant and penetratingly simple, [hooks] gives voice to some things we may know in our hearts but need an interpreter like her to process.\"--Black Issues Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author, acclaimed 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\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from both historical and cultural perspectives, \u003cem\u003eSalvation\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining the passionate politics of W.E.B. DuBois with fresh, contemporary insights, 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 beloved American communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed visionary and intellectual bell hooks began her exploration of the meaning of love in American culture with the bestselling \u003cem\u003eAll About Love: New Visions.\u003c\/em\u003e Here she continues her love song to the nation in the groundbreaking and soul-stirring \u003cem\u003eSalvation: Black People and Love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether talking about the legacy of slavery, relationships and marriage in Black life, the prose and poetry of our most revered artists and leaders, 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.\u003cem\u003eSalvation\u003c\/em\u003e is work that helps us heal -- and shows us how to create beloved American communities.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753039986976,"sku":"9780060959494","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9828a1f2c78c5f8c2f69bb38e643c400.webp?v=1780010909","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/salvation-black-people-and-love-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}