Sisters of the Yam - 2nd Edition by Bell Hooks (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>In <i>Sisters of the Yam</i>, 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, <i>Sisters of the Yam</i> continues to speak to the experience of black womanhood.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In <i>Sisters of the Yam</i>, 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, <i>Sisters of the Yam</i> continues to speak to the experience of black womanhood.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><i>Sisters of the Yam</i>, with its mixture of personal narrative, cultural critique, brief literary analyses, and plain, old-fashioned, kitchen table common-sense advice, might very well reach beyond the university to the diverse groups of people that have been hooks's 'intended' audience throughout much of her speaking and writing. --Sandra Adell, <i>African American Review</i> (1995)</p><p>In <i>Sisters of the Yam</i>, hooks articulates black women's healing as an expression of 'liberatory political practice.' This statement transformed my consciousness as a health activist. By simply caring for myself, I can be a revolutionary. . . --Sariane Leigh, <i>The Feminist Wire</i> (2012)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>A cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, <b>bell hooks</b> is best known for classic books including <i>Ain'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</i>, and <i>Reel to Real. </i>hooks is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky.</p>
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