Author: Bell Hooks
publisher name: Pluto Press
ISBN: 9780861043798
In the classic study Ain't I a Woman, cultural critic bell hooks examines the oppression faced by black women from the seventeenth century to the present day, highlighting their oppression by both white men and black men, as well as by white women. Using personal accounts to illustrate her analysis, hooks critiques the racism inherent in the thoughts of many middle-class white feminists who have failed to address issues of race and class. While recognizing the ongoing dilemma of conflicting loyalties to race or sex, hooks challenges the view that race and gender are separate phenomena, asserting that the struggles to end racism and sexism are intricately interconnected.
