{"product_id":"belonging-a-culture-of-place-paperback","title":"Belonging: A Culture of Place - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBell Hooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to call a place home? Who is allowed to become a member of a community? When can we say that we truly belong? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are some of the questions of place and belonging that renowned cultural critic bell hooks examines in her new book, \u003cem\u003eBelonging: A Culture of Place\u003c\/em\u003e. Traversing past and present, \u003cem\u003eBelonging\u003c\/em\u003e charts a cyclical journey in which hooks moves from place to place, from country to city and back again, only to end where she began--her old Kentucky home. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehooks has written provocatively about race, gender, and class; and in this book she turns her attention to focus on issues of land and land ownership. Reflecting on the fact that 90% of all black people lived in the agrarian South before mass migration to northern cities in the early 1900s, she writes about black farmers, about black folks who have been committed both in the past and in the present to local food production, to being organic, and to finding solace in nature. Naturally, it would be impossible to contemplate these issues without thinking about the politics of race and class. Reflecting on the racism that continues to find expression in the world of real estate, she writes about segregation in housing and economic racialized zoning. In these critical essays, hooks finds surprising connections that link of the environment and sustainability to the politics of race and class that reach far beyond Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith characteristic insight and honesty, \u003cem\u003eBelonging \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a remarkable vision of a world where all people--wherever they may call home--can live fully and well, where everyone can belong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebell hooks is a writer and critic who has taught most recently at Berea College in Kentucky, where she is Distinguished Professor in Residence. Among her many books are the feminist classic \u003cem\u003eAin't I A Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, the dialogue (with Cornel West) \u003cem\u003eBreaking Bread\u003c\/em\u003e, the children's books \u003cem\u003eHappy to Be Nappy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBe Boy Buzz, \u003c\/em\u003e the memoir \u003cem\u003eBone Black\u003c\/em\u003e (Holt), and the general interest titles \u003cem\u003eAll About Love, Rock My Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCommunion\u003c\/em\u003e. She has published six titles with Routledge: \u003cem\u003eWe Real Cool\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhere We Stand\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTeaching to Transgress\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTeaching Community, Outlaw Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Reel to Real\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63161579110749,"sku":"9780415968164","price":57.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/MYesbeUpRj9780415968164.webp?v=1768929012","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/belonging-a-culture-of-place-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}