{"product_id":"black-haze-ricky-l-jones-9781438456720","title":"Black Haze: Violence, Sacrifice, and Manhood in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpanded and revised edition of the first book devoted solely to black fraternity hazing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre black men naturally violent? Do they define manhood in the same way as their counterparts across lines of race? Are black Greek-letter fraternities among the most dangerous student organizations on American college and university campuses? Can their often-dangerous initiation processes be stopped or even modified and, if not, what should be done about them? In this second edition of \u003ci\u003eBlack Haze\u003c\/i\u003e, Ricky L. Jones takes on these questions and more. The first edition was an enlightening and sometimes disturbing examination of American men's quest for acceptance, comfort, reaffirmation, and manhood in a world where their footing is often unstable. In this new edition Jones not only provides masterful philosophical and ethical analyses but he also forces the engagement of a terrifying real world process that damages and kills students with all too frequent regularity. With a revealing new preface and stunning afterword, Jones immerses the reader in an intriguing and dark world marked by hypermasculinity, unapologetic brutality, and sometimes death. He offers a compelling book that ranges well beyond the subject of hazing-one that yields perplexing questions and demands difficult choices as we move forward in addressing issues surrounding fraternities, violent hazing, black men, and American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ricky L. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438456727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438456720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015","brand":"Ricky L. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685651861759,"sku":"9781438456720","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2fb4c358-68c9-45b0-b9ce-a95c6ffe7f0c.jpg?v=1741726357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-haze-ricky-l-jones-9781438456720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}