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"Style is political, of course," remarks Jones in one of the essays of this volume; and she proves her point through a series of impressionistic tales of the lives of African American women that demonstrates that the politics of style are linked integrally with the politics of race and gender. "For black women without access to the room of one's own to make leisure-time art," Jones explains, "our bodies, our style, became the canvas of our cultural yearning." Accordingly, the essays, culled mainly from Jones's "Skin Trade" column in the Village Voice , uncover layers of signification behind everything from lifestyles to hairstyles--she reads "the hair trade as American social text." The insights yielded by these vignettes are particularly noteworthy because of the gap, explored by Jones adroitly, between the lives, ambitions and desires of the real women she writes of and the reductive, often negative iconography of black women in mainstream American culture. The Bulletproof Diva, a woman who cuts her own trail through the complex terrain of American culture without internalizing the repressive stereotypes this culture offers her as prefabricated forms of self-knowledge, comes to life repeatedly in these pages, yet is all but invisible elsewhere in the American media. Jones argues that it's time we recognize and celebrate her existence. Wickedly witty, savvy and on occasion breathtakingly insightful, these essays turn style into substance.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Jones covers the politics of style in a regular column, "Skin Trade," for the Village Voice , and this collection offers a sampling of her perspective on the contemporary black cultural experience. In essays ranging from an analysis of "supermama" roles for black women in films to the politics of hair care products, she explores what it means to be black in America today. Considering subjects that are seldom treated in the mainstream press, her distinctive voice offers new ways of seeing issues of gender, sex, and ethnicity. Jones, the daughter of writers Amiri Baraka and Hettie Jones, struggles with her own identity as a multicultural woman of the 1990s, weaving personal experiences with her reflections on the world she finds. The resulting essays are sometimes funny, often provocative, and always thought-provoking. Having coauthored three books with filmmaker Spike Lee, this is Jones's first solo effort and should be considered for purchase by most libraries. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 12/93.
- Judy Solberg, Univ. of Maryland Libs., College Park
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor (February 19, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385471238
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385471237
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #834,881 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars BulletProof Diva For Sure, January 4, 2000
By "isislovechild" (Berkeley, California) - See all my reviews
I read this book in a 11th grade English Composition Summer School Class, my teacher was realitivly new and wanted to keeps us interested, so out comes the class trip to a local Bookstore to hear Ms. Jones read from her Book. All week long we had been going over it and I was impressed! Being a young Black female I could totally relate to the issuse in the book especially the ones on hair. In person Ms. Jones is very personable and funny. Reading this book and meeting her in person has given me the determination to continue my writing career in hopes that I too will become one of the Lisa Jones of the World. The Book itself is Funny,Interesting and at times very emotionally charged. I recommend it highly
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better the 2nd time around, February 21, 2000
By Char (Baltimore, Maryland) - See all my reviews
I bought this book about 5 years ago, read it, loved it, then put it on the shelf. I've recently picked it back up and read it a 2nd time. I loved it even more. The essays are sharp, well-written, funny and "real". This is writer who truly loves being black and female and it shows in every word. I especially loved her insight into the "rainbow babies" as she loves to call interracial folks. This is book that you can pick up time and time again and still learn something new!

Ms. Jones, where's the 2nd collection of essays?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, well written., April 12, 1999
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If you don't have this book.....get it, you will not be dissapointed. It is well written. I am reading it for the second time, and even now I am enlightened by things I may have missed the first time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and honest critic of Black Pop Culture
I have only recently purchased this book and must say that Lisa Jones is hilarious! Her analysis about everything in black pop culture from big bottoms to blaxploitation puts a... Read more
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My mum gave me this book a couple years ago and it opened my eyes to different ideas about race. I'm 15 and a few references to the old days are above me but this book speaks to... Read more
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She needs to write another and another and another. I thought I was actually there in her memories....real time....in color. Read more
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MS. Jones Breaks it all down on this very essential Book.It covers many topics real well&Strong.this is the type of book that was written from the Heart,Mind&Soul. Read more
Published on June 18, 2000 by mistermaxxx@yahoo.com

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