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Skin Deep: Black Women & White Women Write About Race
Contributor(s): Golden, Marita (Author), Shreve, Susan (Author)

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ISBN: 0385474105     ISBN-13: 9780385474108
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 1996
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Annotation: Candid, poignant, provocative, and informative, the essays and stories in "Skin Deep explore a wide spectrum of racial issues between black and white women, from self-identity and competition to childrearing and friendship. Eudora Welty contributes a bittersweet story of a one-hundred-year-old black woman whose spirit is as determined and strong as anything in nature. Bestselling author Naomi Wolf recalls her first exposure to racism growing up, examining the subtle forms it can take even among well-meaning people; bell hooks writes about the intersection between black women and feminist politics; and Joyce Carol Oates includes a one-act play in which racial stereotypes are reversed. Among the other writers featured in the collection are Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Susan Straight, Mary Morris, and Beverly Lowry. A groundbreaking anthology that reveals surprising insights and hidden truths to a subject too often clouded by misperceptions and easy assumptions, "Skin Deep is a major contribution to understanding our culture.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations
Dewey: 305.809
LCCN: 94044606
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.22" W x 8" L (0.58 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/24/1996
 
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Candid, poignant, provocative, and informative, the essays and stories in Skin Deep explore a wide spectrum of racial issues between black and white women, from self-identity and competition to childrearing and friendship. Eudora Welty contributes a bittersweet story of a one-hundred-year-old black woman whose spirit is as determined and strong as anything in nature. Bestselling author Naomi Wolf recalls her first exposure to racism growing up, examining the subtle forms it can take even among well-meaning people; bell hooks writes about the intersection between black women and feminist politics; and Joyce Carol Oates includes a one-act play in which racial stereotypes are reversed. Among the other writers featured in the collection are Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Susan Straight, Mary Morris, and Beverly Lowry. A groundbreaking anthology that reveals surprising insights and hidden truths to a subject too often clouded by misperceptions and easy assumptions, Skin Deep is a major contribution to understanding our culture.
 
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