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killing rage: Ending Racism (Owl Book) Paperback – Unabridged, October 15, 1996

by bell hooks (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 297 ratings
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“hooks’s books help us not only to decolonize our minds, souls, and bodies; on a deeper level, they touch our lives.” ―Cornel West
More than two decades before Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement roiled America, bell hooks was declaring that abolishing racism and eradicating sexism must go hand in hand. In Killing Rage, one of our premier cultural and social critics brings the Black feminist’s voice to bear on this country’s public discourse on race, redressing the historical shunting of women’s writing in this sphere to the side. In incisive essays, hooks addresses the wide spectrum of topics dealing with race and racism in the United States: friendship between Black women and white women; psychological trauma among African Americans; and internalized racism in movies and the media. hooks tackles the bitter difficulties of racism by envisioning a world without it, sharing a vision where “killing rage”―the fierce anger of Black people stung by repeated instances of everyday racism―offers not only a wellspring of love and strength, but also a realistic catalyst for positive change.
This seminal book is one Americans need today if we’re to remain united tomorrow.
“An angry book that pulls no punches…. Her frankness and willingness to face up to the divisive issues that refuse to go away make her a voice to be reckoned with in the debate on race in America.” ―The New York Review of Books

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  4. Dimensions
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  5. ISBN-10
    0805050272
  6. ISBN-13
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“Her books help us not only to decolonize our minds, souls, and bodies; on a deeper level, they touch our lives.” ―Cornel West

“Almost everyone's assumptions about race will be challenged in this volume . . . Anyone who is not in denial about racism will be motivated to work for its demise after reading Killing Rage.” ―Emerge

“. . . Anyone who is not in denial about racism will be motivated to work for its demise after reading Killing Rage.” ―Emerge

“An angry book that pulls no punches . . . Her frankness and willingness to face up to the divisive issues that refuse to go away make her a voice to be reckoned with in the debate on race in America.” ―The New York Review of Books

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bell hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins in 1952, was an American author who used lowercase as both an homage to her maternal great-grandmother and an attempt to keep readers’ focus where it belonged: on her work. When she died in 2021, hooks left behind a lifetime of thought that was decades ahead of its time. In the heyday of feminism, when the movement claimed to represent all women equally, hooks revealed in Ain’t I a Woman―written when she was only nineteen―how the specific life experiences of Black women were being marginalized.


She never lost this pioneering spirit, bringing it to bear on more than thirty books of literary criticism, children’s fiction, poetry, and autobiography, including Killing Rage: Ending Racism, Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood, Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life, Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work, Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics, Where We Stand: Class Matters, Communion: The Female Search for Love and the New York Times bestseller All About Love: New Visions.


A professor of English, African and Afro-American studies, American literature, and women’s studies, hooks taught at USC, Yale, among other institutions, including Berea College in her home state of Kentucky, where the bell hooks center was established to honor her work. Winner of the American Book Award in 1991 for Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics, a 2000 nominee for the NAACP’s Image Award, a 2018 inductee into Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, and one of Time’s 100 Women of the Year in 2020, hooks left her mark in every field she entered.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Holt Paperbacks; Reprint edition (October 15, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805050272
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805050271
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.2 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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bell hooks is a cultural critic, feminist theorist, and writer. Celebrated as one of our nation's leading public intellectual by The Atlantic Monthly, as well as one of Utne Reader's 100 Visionaries Who Could Change Your Life, she is a charismatic speaker who divides her time among teaching, writing, and lecturing around the world. Previously a professor in the English departments at Yale University and Oberlin College, hooks is now a Distinguished Professor of English at City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the author of more than seventeen books, including All About Love: New Visions; Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work; Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life; Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood; Killing Rage: Ending Racism; Art on My Mind: Visual Politics; and Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life. She lives in New York City.

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Flo Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars I am hooked
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2021
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This was my first introduction to bell hooks and I enjoyed it very much. I was trying to read about the cycle I have heard black pundits talk about that they go through, rage, despair and love. So I read the classic Black Rage, which was interesting on one level, but devoid of any peer review and I felt the coauthors went off the rails in places, which made it hard to trust them in other areas. Next I read Black Fatigue, which was wonderful and well documented. I thought bell's book would be about love--killing rage. No she meant a KILLING RAGE. Lol. Still her honesty won me over along with her observations and willingness to openly challenge other thinkers. The last chapter on the beloved community was especially enlightening to me. And I added Bishop Curry's book Love is the Way to finish out the cycle.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 10/10
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everyone should read this book, a different perspective for so many people.
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Sky Space
5.0 out of 5 stars bitter difficulties of racism
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021
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Everything about the book I loved; cannot wait to review the content!
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Miss Lucky
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2020
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Just as with all Bell Hooks’ books this one does not disappoint.
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Antoinette Lillie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great political argument
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2012
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This book has much insight as to why Black people continue to have problems moving forward in life. This also points out the blatant denial whit America still has for racial debates. White people need to admit to the shame of America that is has put a generational wound on black America that has much needed healing.
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rusty
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
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Bella Alma
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Hooks
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2001
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For readers of Hooks' past books this one further expounds upon her theories regarding racism and sexism. "Killing Rage" is a frank and open discussion of racism. Highly recommended.
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Sandra
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020
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Great book!!
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Johnny Test
5.0 out of 5 stars So informative
Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2024
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This book helped me understand my own feelings and experiences, while also understanding where and why. It’s a great read for people who are struggling with todays social and political climate.
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DRdiy
5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing
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hooks commitment to liberation and self determination through the decolonisation of the mind is eloquently and succinctly expressed. Her love of life is evident throughout her writing but it is her unflinching approach to exposing and tackling issues that remain at the centre of the perpetuation of white supremacy, that singles her out as one of the world’s foremost intellectuals. Although, no longer with us her works remain pertinent and of great importance for those who aspire to live in a world that is based on anti-racism, the understanding and promotion of difference, and of love.
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