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Women, Race & Class Paperback – 12 Feb. 1983

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4.8 out of 5 stars 3,390 ratings
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From one of our most important scholars and civil rights activist icon, a powerful study of the women's liberation movement and the tangled knot of oppression facing Black women.

"Angela Davis is herself a woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard."--The New York Times

 Angela Davis provides a powerful history of the social and political influence of whiteness and elitism in feminism, from abolitionist days to the present, and demonstrates how the racist and classist biases of its leaders inevitably hampered any collective ambitions. While Black women were aided by some activists like Sarah and Angelina Grimke and the suffrage cause found unwavering support in Frederick Douglass, many women played on the fears of white supremacists for political gain rather than take an intersectional approach to liberation. Here, Davis not only contextualizes the legacy and pitfalls of civil and women's rights activists, but also discusses Communist women, the murder of Emmitt Till, and Margaret Sanger's racism. Davis shows readers how the inequalities between Black and white women influence the contemporary issues of rape, reproductive freedom, housework and child care in this bold and indispensable work.

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    13.08 x 1.55 x 20.32 cm
  6. ISBN-10
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  7. ISBN-13
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"As useful an exposition of the current dilemmas of the women's movement as one could hope for."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

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A powerful study of the women's movement in the U.S. from abolitionist days to the present that demonstrates how it has always been hampered by the racist and classist biases of its leaders.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0394713516
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books Inc. (12 Feb. 1983)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780394713519
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394713519
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.08 x 1.55 x 20.32 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 3,390 ratings

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Angela Y. Davis

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Angela Yvonne Davis is considered to be a distinguished social and political activist of the United States. She has made a huge contribution in the uplifting of the political and social conditions of black in the American society. She was born and brought up in Alabama by her upper middle class parents, who were also in political scene of their times. Davis has studied in New York, Frankfurt and Massachusetts, where she polished her already existing communist ideas in her mind. She started as an associate professor at the University of California in the subject of philosophy and side by side got involved in the Communist Party USA and the Black Panther Party. It was in the 1970s that Davis got in trouble with the law when one of her subject of study, a young black boy who was imprisoned, tried to escape from the jail and was found with a weapon that was claimed to have been given to him by Davis. She tried to flee the law but was caught and put in the jail until all of the charges on her were withdrawn. Davis has been a keynote speaker on the issues of feminism, condition of the prisoners in the jails of United States and the liberation of gays and lesbians at many renowned universities and institutions since that incident.

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i just love it i learnt so many knew stuff from this book about the history of slavery that i was never thought before it is a real eye opener
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  • Aalycia
    5.0 out of 5 stars great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2024
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    amazing book i got it to read and reference in my art work in university it’s informative recommend!
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  • JACK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lengest book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2022
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    Love Angela Davis, shes really intelligent in the way she talks/writes and presents her ideas
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  • Allegresse
    5.0 out of 5 stars yummy <3
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2021
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    i just love it
    i learnt so many knew stuff from this book about the history of slavery that i was never thought before it is a real eye opener
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2021
    i just love it
    i learnt so many knew stuff from this book about the history of slavery that i was never thought before it is a real eye opener
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2022
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    I loved it , I learnt so many things , thanks!
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  • Fran Berry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2021
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    Brilliant, just brilliant. I can't recommend it more. Angela never fails to impress me, this novel is prevalent and essential!
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  • Erin
    5.0 out of 5 stars groundbreaking
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2021
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    Cannot recommend this intelligent book enough, explores so many different historical and contemporary issues in a beautiful way.
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  • Savannah
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 March 2021
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    In awe. Amazing writer, insightful book. Very useful for my studies and in general.
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  • Amirah Harvey-Head
    3.0 out of 5 stars Damaged
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2021
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    The book itself is amazing but the cover turned up all bent and creased which is unfortunate as I was meant to be giving it as a birthday present and now I'll have to find something else for them.
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  • Kimone Murray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend
    Reviewed in the United States on 6 July 2021
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    This book is perfect if you want to start learning more into systemic racism and slavery, especially how female slaves were treated as that’s very often entirely left out or extremely belittled. It gives very insightful viewpoints and speaks on topics that we rarely are allowed to even think or ponder on. Davis is quick to get to the point, while also giving us an insane amount of explanation and backstory. I would highly recommend this book to any and everyone. From my fellow black people that want to learn about areas the public school systems constantly ignore or white-wash/watered-down all the way to white people or any non black POC that wants to begin dismantling their own racial ignorance.
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  • Ece T.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Reprint issue
    Reviewed in Sweden on 31 May 2024
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    seems like reprint, not original book therefore i will return the item.
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  • Brugnettini Eva
    5.0 out of 5 stars perfetto
    Reviewed in Italy on 1 October 2021
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    arrivato in tempo, perfetto
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  • Angel
    4.0 out of 5 stars Came damaged but turned out alright
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on 17 January 2023
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    Bought this as a gift so I can't judge the book itself. The book came a bit damaged with flaws on the pages but I gave it anyway and she was happy with it :) Some people don't care that much about some damages or flaws.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars 'An Excellent, Well Written Book By Professor Angela Y. Davis!'
    Reviewed in Canada on 11 December 2020
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    The Book is well-written by Professor Angela Y. Davis and she discusses about what women (especially African-American women) went through, from past to present. Professor Davis touched on a lot of controversial subjects like racism, slavery and feminism and I feel that some things haven't changed much even though it is the twenty-first century. I feel that African-American women are still being treated as slaves and of course they are still earning less than what the Caucasian women and men make when it comes to work as well as getting an education. Racism still exists not only in the USA but Canada and many parts of the world; it took me a week to read the book and I learned a lot of what African-American women went through and as a Black Jamaican woman I never learned the history of African-Americans in school. I learned about African-Americans during 'Black History Month' as well as reading books about it. Race relations in the world today have to improve if we want to co-exist with one another.
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