{"product_id":"we-real-cool-black-men-and-masculinity-paperback","title":"We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBell Hooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When women get together and talk about men, the news is almost always bad news,\" writes bell hooks. \"If the topic gets specific and the focus is on black men, the news is even worse.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this powerful new book, bell hooks arrests our attention from the first page. Her title--\u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eReal Cool\u003c\/em\u003e; her subject--the way in which both white society and weak black leaders are failing black men and youth. Her subject is taboo: \"this is a culture that does not love black males: \" \"they are not loved by white men, white women, black women, girls or boys. And especially, \u003cem\u003eblack men do not love themselves\u003c\/em\u003e. How could they? How could they be expected to love, surrounded by so much envy, desire, and hate?\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebell hooks is one of our leading social and cultural critics. Among her more than twenty books is \u003cem\u003eSalvation: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack People and Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRock My Soul: Black People and\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf-Esteem\u003c\/em\u003e. Four titles are published by Routledge: \u003cem\u003eTeaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReel to Real\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWhere We\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eStand: Class Matters\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.06 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133879980167,"sku":"9780415969277","price":63.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9f9dd363e1d94a48a6e305914bf45014.webp?v=1732637339","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/we-real-cool-black-men-and-masculinity-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}