This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color

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Summary: Women STILL have to choose between communities
Review: Although I had read the first edition, I read the expanded 2001 edition for a graduate women's studies class.

The contributors argue a movement that conciously/subconciously forces women to choose between race/ethnicity, sex, and socioeconomic status when battling oppression is just as reactionary as the status quo.

Yet, these 'allies' are perhaps more dangerous because they insist on changing the world only enough to benefit themselves. True revolution may require the surrender of power which they are accustomed to lording over others.

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Summary: Very important collection
Review: Oh my goodness!! This is an incredible ground-breaking book of awareness and consciousness. It was a must-read for anyone coming of age in the 1980's and it is still relevant today. I came on line to purchase it for a friend who had never seen it, and I am in shock that it is out of print, or even just out of stock (it's unclear which). The paperback is selling on ZBooks for $45. I'm confounded.