{"product_id":"yo-mamas-disfunktional-fighting-the-culture-wars-in-urban-america-9780807018880","title":"Yo' Mama's Disfunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eFreedom Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, a thought-provoking look at how the multicolored urban working class are the solution--not the problem--to the ills of American cities \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA limited Beacon Classics edition, with a gorgeous spot gloss cover and retro, classic palette \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this classic work, acclaimed historian Robin D. G. Kelley undermines false perceptions of Black culture to highlight how grassroots movements hold the key to revolutionizing urban America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with an insightful look at street culture--from the \"dozens\" to pick-up basketball--Kelley shows how these misunderstandings of Black culture are at the center of the failure of public policy, scholarship and social movements to save our cities. He critiques both conservatives and liberals for ignoring what these cultural forms mean for their practitioners. Blending wit, intellect, and historical detail, he offers groundbreaking analyses of the multicultural roots of Black urban culture and the mistakes of the labor movement in denying the importance of cultural factors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Kelley's crucial insights as timely now as when they were first published, this repackaged edition of \u003ci\u003eYo' Mama's Disfunktional!\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the most heartening progress toward a better future for urban America is revealed in urban grassroots movements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin D. G. Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in US History at UCLA. He is author or co-editor of numerous award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eThelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYo' Mama's Disfunktional! Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRace Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51184778084626,"sku":"9780807018880","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74e91435-5912-4728-b14f-e1d69609fd39.jpg?v=1744573809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/yo-mamas-disfunktional-fighting-the-culture-wars-in-urban-america-9780807018880","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}