{"product_id":"the-sovereignty-of-quiet-kevin-quashie-9780813553108","title":"The Sovereignty of Quiet: Beyond Resistance in Black Culture","description":"African American culture is often considered expressive, dramatic, and even defiant. In \u003ci\u003eThe Sovereignty of Quiet\u003c\/i\u003e, Kevin Quashie explores quiet as a different kind of expressiveness, one which characterizes a person's desires, ambitions, hungers, vulnerabilities, and fears. Quiet is a metaphor for the inner life, and as such, enables a more nuanced understanding of black culture. \u003cp\u003e The book revisits such iconic moments as Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and Elizabeth Alexander's reading at the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama. Quashie also examines such landmark texts as Gwendolyn Brooks's \u003ci\u003eMaud Martha\u003c\/i\u003e, James Baldwin's \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eSula\u003c\/i\u003e to move beyond the emphasis on resistance, and to suggest that concepts like surrender, dreaming, and waiting can remind us of the wealth of black humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Quashie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813553105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813553108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\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 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013","brand":"Kevin Quashie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050594398463,"sku":"9780813553108","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47427da5-ccfb-4811-bdf4-23005935f508.jpg?v=1685008146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sovereignty-of-quiet-kevin-quashie-9780813553108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}