{"product_id":"body-language-kimberly-j-lau-9781439903087","title":"Body Language: Sisters in Shape, Black Women's Fitness, and Feminist Identity Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her evocative ethnographic study, a\"Body Language,\" Kimberly Lau traces the multiple ways in which the success of an innovative fitness program illuminates what identity means to its Black female clientele and how their group interaction provides a new perspective on feminist theories of identity politicsOCoespecially regarding the significance of identity to political activism and social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSisters in Shape, Inc., Fitness Consultants (SIS), a Philadelphia company, promotes balance in physical, mental, and spiritual health. Its program goes beyond workouts, as it educates and motivates women to make health and fitness a priority. Discussing the obstacles at home and the importance of the group's solidarity to their ability to stay focused on their goals, the women speak to the ways in which their commitment to reshaping their bodies is a commitment to an alternative future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Body Language\"ashows how the group's explorations of black women's identity open new possibilities for identity-based claims to recognition, justice, and social change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kimberly J. Lau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439903085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439903087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kimberly J. Lau","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50593294942463,"sku":"9781439903087","price":81.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c829831a-b95f-4c4b-9739-bd705e10071d.jpg?v=1791120218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/body-language-kimberly-j-lau-9781439903087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}