贝尔•胡克斯（bell hooks），美国女权主义理论家、文化批评家、教育家、作家、诗人。美国不可缺少的、独立的思想者之一，也是今日美国最重要的黑人公共知识分子之一。曾任教于耶鲁大学、纽约州立大学等，目前任教于她的家乡肯塔基州的博睿雅学院。迄今为止已经出版了《女权主义理论：从边缘到中心》《我不是一个女人吗：黑人女性与女权主义》等近三十本著作。

In this engaging and provocative volume, bell hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. Hers is a vision of a beloved community that appeals to all those committed to equality, mutual respect, and justice. Hooks applies her critical analysis to the most contentious and challenging issues facing feminists today, including reproductive rights, violence, race, class, and work. With her customary insight and unsparing honesty, hooks calls for a feminism free from divisive barriers but rich with rigorous debate. In language both eye-opening and optimistic, hooks encourages us to demand alternatives to patriarchal, racist, and homophobic culture, and to imagine a different future. Hooks speaks to all those in search of true liberation, asking readers to take a look at feminism in a new light, to see that it touches all lives. Issuing an invitation to participate fully in feminist movement and to benefit fully from it, hooks shows that feminism -- far from being an outdated concept or one limited to an intellectual elite -- is indeed for everybody.