The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
Authors and Contributors      By (author) bell hooks
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 135
Category/GenrePopular psychology
Mind, Body, Spirit - thought and practice
ISBN/Barcode 9780743456081
ClassificationsDewey:158.1081
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Simon & Schuster
Imprint Washington Square Press Inc.,N.Y.
Publication Date 21 December 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

Bell Hooks has been called one of America's leading public intellectuals. Created in response to her in-depth discussions with men The Will to Change challenges men to reclaim the sensitivity and love that today's embattled masculinity has forsaken. With her trademark candour and fierce intelligence, Hooks answers the most common concerns of men - from fears of intimacy to the loss of their patriarchal place in society. The result is a book that can help men to feel, to need and to desire openly - qualities that will allow them to thrive as they never have before.

Author Biography

bell hooks divides her time amongst teaching, writing, and lecturing around the world. The author of more than sixteen books, she is a distinguished professor of English at City College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Reviews

"A fierce, quirky denunciation of patriarchy and a clarion call to the uncommitted to align themselves with visionary radical feminism." - Publishers Weekly; "A compelling study of the culture's unfairness to men." - George Weinberg, author of Why Men Won't Commit"