{"product_id":"salvation-black-people-and-love","title":"Salvation: Black People and Love","description":"By the New York Times bestselling author of All About Love and Communion\n“A manual for fixing our culture…In writing that is elegant and penetratingly simple, [hooks] gives voice to some things we may know in our hearts but need an interpreter like her to process.”—Black Issues Book Review\nBeloved visionary and cultural critic bell hooks continues her exploration of the meaning of love in contemporary American society, offering groundbreaking, critical insight about Black people and love.\nWritten from both historical and cultural perspectives, Salvation takes an incisive look at the transformative power of love in the lives of African Americans. Whether talking about the legacy of slavery, relationships and marriage in Black life, the prose and poetry of Martin Luther King, Jr., James Baldwin, and Maya Angelou, the liberation movements of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, or hip hop and gangsta rap culture, hooks lets us know what love’s got to do with it.\nhooks brilliantly offers new visions that will heal our nation’s wounds from a culture of lovelessness. Her writings on love and its impact on race, class, family, history, and popular culture will help us heal and create joyful and resilient communities.\n\nPart of the groundbreaking \"Love Song to the Nation\" trilogy that includes the New York Times bestsellers All About Love and Communion Offers fresh, contemporary insights into the role of love in Black culture and Black people's lives. A must read by one of our most acclaimed authors and cultural critics.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0060184949\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0060184949.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:hooks, bell\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44506326761533,"sku":"BVV.0060184949.G","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0060184949-0.jpg?v=1794347214","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/salvation-black-people-and-love","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}