{"product_id":"9780671047566","title":"Tenderheaded","description":"By: Pamela Johnson     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this “outstanding volume” (\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e) that “ought to be at the top of everyone’s must-read list” (\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e), Black women and men evocatively explore what could make a smart woman ignore doctor’s orders; what could get a hardworking employee fired from her job; what could get a black woman in hot water with her white boyfriend? In a word: hair.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a society where beauty standards can be difficult if not downright unobtainable for many Black women, the issue of hair is a major one. Now, in this evocative and fascinating collection of essays, poems, excerpts, and more, \u003ci\u003eTenderheaded\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the personal, political, and cultural meaning of Black hair.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From A’​Leila Perry Bundles, the great-granddaughter of hair care pioneer Madam C.J. Walker celebrating her ancestor’s legacy, to an art historian exploring the moving ways in which Black hair has been used to express Yoruba spirituality, to renowned activist Angela Davis questioning how her message of revolution got reduced to a hairstyle, \u003ci\u003eTenderheaded\u003c\/i\u003e is as rich and diverse as the children of the African diaspora.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With works from authors including Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, bell hooks, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and more, this “remarkable array of writings and images” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) will stay with you long after you turn the final page.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46747055718627,"sku":"DTRSSUS-9780671047566","price":131.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/O_1dbb514e-f0c3-4a91-9439-9b41c0f744ac.jpg?v=1751158063","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/9780671047566","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}