Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Haymarket) - Softcover

Wallace, Michele

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9780860915188: Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Haymarket)

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ISBN 10: 0860915182 ISBN 13: 9780860915188

Publisher: Verso Books, 1990

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Wallace blasts the sexist politics of the black movements of the 60s, showing how black women had been systematically demeaned by the nationalists' patriarchal culture. This revised edition includes a new introduction surveying the controversy spawned by the book on its first publication in 1979.

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"Serious, well-written, effective in its demystification, valuable as a model of hardheaded but caring analysis, principled in its criticism ... Wallace's fearless presentation of her analysis quite takes the breath away." --Toni Cade Bambara, "Washington Post"
"Courageous, outspoken, clear-eyed." --"Publishers Weekly"

Serious, well-written, effective in its demystification, valuable as a model of hardheaded but caring analysis, principled in its criticism ... Wallace s fearless presentation of her analysis quite takes the breath away. Toni Cade Bambara, "Washington Post"
Courageous, outspoken, clear-eyed. "Publishers Weekly""

About the Author:

Michele Wallace has taught creative writing and Afro-American Literature at the universities of California, Oklahoma and Buffalo and is currently Professor of English and Women's Studies at the City College of New York. She has been a regular contributor to Zeta, the Village Voice and Art Forum.

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