Originally published in 1978, Black Macho caused a storm of controversy as Michele Wallace blasted the masculine biases of the black politics that emerged from the sixties. She described how women remained marginalized by the patriarchal culture of Black Power and the ways in which a genuine female subjectivity was blocked by the traditional myths of black womanhood. With a new introduction that examines the debate the book has sparked between intellectuals and political leaders, as well as what has--and crucially, has not- ...
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Originally published in 1978, Black Macho caused a storm of controversy as Michele Wallace blasted the masculine biases of the black politics that emerged from the sixties. She described how women remained marginalized by the patriarchal culture of Black Power and the ways in which a genuine female subjectivity was blocked by the traditional myths of black womanhood. With a new introduction that examines the debate the book has sparked between intellectuals and political leaders, as well as what has--and crucially, has not--changed over the last four decades, Black Macho continues to be deeply relevant to current feminist debates and black theory today.
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Add this copy of Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Platform to cart. $19.97, very good condition, Sold by DM&M Booksellers rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rodeo, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Calder Publications Ltd.
