Captivity

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Captivity is written by Toi Derricotte and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0822978512 (ISBN 10) and 9780822978510 (ISBN 13).

What are the forces that cause us to strike out and harm each other? Captivity explores the way in which the individual is held hostage by society; how the forces of racism, sexism, and classism frequently express themselves as violence within the family. The book also explores a deeper captivity, like the Jews in Egypt yearning for the Promised Land, the soul trapped in exile from God.