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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Routledge Classics) 1st Edition

by Patricia Hill Collins (Author)
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In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, originally published in 1990, Patricia Hill Collins set out to explore the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals and writers, both within the academy and without. Here Collins provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde. Drawing from fiction, poetry, music and oral history, the result is a superbly crafted and revolutionary book that provided the first synthetic overview of Black feminist thought and its canon.
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    September 1, 2008
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    English
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    5.5 x 0.87 x 8.5 inches
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"With the publication of Black Feminist Thought, black feminism has moved to a new level. Her work sets a standard for the discussion of black women's lives, experiences, and thought that demands rigorous attention to the complexity of these experiences and an exploration of a multiplicity of responses." -- Women's Review ofBooks
"A superbly crafted book that provides the first synthetic review of black feminst thought." -- Feminist BookstoreNews
"The book argues convincingly that black feminists be given, in the words immortalized by Aretha Franklin, a little more R-E-S-P-E-C-T...Those with an appetite for scholarese will find Hill's book delicious." -- BlackEnterprise
"The author discusses how knowledge can foster African-American women's empowerment. In line with her own deepened understanding of the issues since the first edition, she emphasizes Black feminist thought's purpose in fostering both empowerment and conditions of social justice, provides a more complex analysis of oppression, and places greater stress on the connections between knowledge and power relations. New themes include the nation as a form of oppression, as well as a transnational, global dimension. Topics are organized under the headings of the social construction of Black feminist thought, core themes, and Black Feminism, knowledge, and power." -- Book News, Inc.



"With the publication of Black Feminist Thought, black feminism has moved to a new level. Her work sets a standard for the discussion of black women's lives, experiences, and thought that demands rigorous attention to the complexity of these experiences and an exploration of a multiplicity of responses." -- Women's Review ofBooks

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Patricia Hill Collins (1948-) is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Black Feminist Thought is the best known of the many published works that have made her one of the leading American thinkers of our day.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (September 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415964725
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415964722
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.87 x 8.5 inches
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  • quinci
    5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Read!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2015
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    my sister had this book for a college class and recommended i read it. Im so glad she did. the book is amazing and collins totally breaks down the hypocrisy of mainstream (white) feminism as well as the civil rights movement in terms of its consideration to black women. It helped me understand black women as a people under-acknowledged with a dynamic and important history. I felt like it was really dense but not hard
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  • F.w
    5.0 out of 5 stars YESSSSS!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2019
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    This book gives me life!!!! As a budding Black female academic this book is a must and a God send for anyone wanting to learn about/do research on Black women in the US
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  • Julia Grace
    5.0 out of 5 stars Black Women in America
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2017
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    An excellent book if interested in what Black Feminist is about and why it exists. The book is a discourse on the history of black women in America, their lives and their empowerment in spite of race and gender discrimination.
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  • Lance
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Feminists
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2015
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    Collins is an amazing writer. I am thoroughly pleased by the way she presents the information in her book and would definitely buy other books by this author. I needed it for a graduate course and it was very clear and easy to understand and implement into class discussions.
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  • Sean
    5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013
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    One of the most important pieces of oppositional knowledge to emerge in 20th century sociology. The matrix of domination with the connection of race, class and gender (she adds other status markers later in her work) has completely changed how we sociologists and people in general view inequality
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  • IKen
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Best
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
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    Best book ever written. No competition.
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  • Julie Collins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Package arrived
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019
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    Really like the touch with the bookmark.
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  • Renaissance Womyn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book...
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2013
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    I strongly recommend this book if you are looking to understand feminism and how race, gender, class and sexuality are pivotal in understanding one's place and identity in the world...
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  • Tima101
    5.0 out of 5 stars In-depth knowledge of black women issue.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2024
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    Loving it
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  • Betsy Berlin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in Germany on June 23, 2023
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  • Avid Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Vital reading for anyone who is developing an in-depth understanding ...
    Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2017
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    Vital reading for anyone who is developing an in-depth understanding of Black womanism, Black feminisms and the long history of our intersectional praxis.
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  • Datura
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    Reviewed in France on May 19, 2012
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    S'il est compliqué à comprendre même quand on parle bien anglais et qu'on le comprend tout aussi bien, il met en avant des idées intéressantes et théorise ce qui a toujours fait parti du quotidien des afro américains. C'est un très bon moyen de se cultiver sur les clivages entre féminisme afro américain et féminisme "blanc" mais aussi sur toutes ces choses qui ont abîmé la communauté noire américaine.
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  • Sparrow Kelly
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinarily comprehensive.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2021
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    Perhaps the definitive work on the subject.
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