Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on Manhood Binding:Paperback Initially entitled ""American Family Brown""

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Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on Manhood Binding:Paperback Initially entitled ""American Family Brown""NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[A] scorching treatise on toxic masculinity. Joseph's critiques of "the patriarchy both overt and ingrained" are razor sharp, but it's the clear eyed reckoning of his own place within it that tethers the soul of his book." Publishers Weekly "Joseph has learned a great deal from bell hooks here, and I think she would be proud because Patriarchy Blues is such a moving, inspiring, rigorous vision for living." Robert Jones, Jr.,