{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-black-cheryl-butler-9780415935746","title":"The Art of the Black Essay","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Black Essay\u003c\/em\u003e unveils the power of the African American essay to bring about a meditative shift in the minds of readers, to catapult them beyond racial ideology - by immersing them in it - and to elicit in them, ultimately, democratic change. This title outlines the specific tools of the trade, literary techniques through which the democratization process works: the uncanny, meditative moment of transcendency. This title also describes a psychological journey experienced by the essayist him\/herself. Essay writing or life-writing is the vehicle to release the pull of ideology - the root of the \"hierarchy of race\" idea. In this book, the author makes a clear distinction between race as biology and race as ideology in order to align race with the culture, values, traditions and art of a people. \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBlack Essay\u003c\/em\u003e shows how African American essayists have transcended the pull of two cultural identities and achieved democratic change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cheryl Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415935741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415935746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.63d","brand":"Cheryl Butler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202136162559,"sku":"9780415935746","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e7bec16-9ef0-455e-a8c7-b6c4b84ae108.jpg?v=1756819739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-black-cheryl-butler-9780415935746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}