Yo' Mama's Disfunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America Contributor(s): Kelley, Robin D. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807009415 ISBN-13: 9780807009413 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: "It is not too much or too early to call Robin D. G. Kelley a leading black historian of the age. But it may not be enough." --Paul Buhle, Monthly Review In this vibrant, thought-provoking book, Kelley, "the preeminent historian of black popular culture writing today" (Cornel West) shows how the multicolored urban working class is the solution to the ills of American cities. He undermines widespread misunderstandings of black culture and shows how they have contributed to the failure of social policy to save our cities. "A salvo in response to the latest conservative efforts to mine the familiar battery of statistics in search of proof that African-Americans belong at the bottom of society. Kelley, a historian, turns his considerable skill toward public policy and perceptions." --William Jelani Cobb, Emerge --The Village Voice Literary Supplement --Jill Nelson, author of Straight, No Chaser: How I Became a Grown-Up Black Woman |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 305.896 |
LCCN: 97020067 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" (0.63 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
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Publisher Description: In this vibrant, thought-provoking book, Kelley, the preeminant historian of black popular culture writing today (Cornel West) shows how the multicolored urban working class is the solution to the ills of American cities. He undermines widespread misunderstandings of black culture and shows how they have contributed to the failure of social policy to save our cities. |