{"product_id":"the-devil-finds-work-an-essay-9780307275950","title":"The Devil Finds Work: An Essay","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"the best essayist in this country\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that challenges the underlying assumptions in many of the films that have shaped our consciousness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaldwin's personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also an appraisal of American racial politics. Offering a look at racism in American movies and a vision of America's self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin considers such films as \u003ci\u003eIn the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have entertained and shaped us. And here too is the stunning prose of a writer whose passion never diminished his struggle for equality, justice, and social change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Baldwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307275950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage Intl Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148444069933,"sku":"9780307275950","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_667b59e2-f193-46f3-83c8-3786d6f409b4.jpg?v=1757224009","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-devil-finds-work-an-essay-9780307275950","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}