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PublisherWashington Square Press

ISBN-100743456068

ISBN-139780743456067

eBay Product ID (ePID)2162545

Product Key Features

Book TitleRock My Soul : Black People and Self-Esteem

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen's Studies, Personal Growth / Self-Esteem, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Publication Year2004

GenreSocial Science, Self-Help

AuthorBell Hooks

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.7 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-061848

ReviewsPublishers WeeklyWith each new book, hooks is deeply exploring the inner terrain of the black community....[Rock My Soul]is one of [her] best efforts in recent years., Publishers Weekly With each new book, hooks is deeply exploring the inner terrain of the black community.... [Rock My Soul] is one of [her] best efforts in recent years.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal155.8/496073

SynopsisFrom the late feminist icon and New York Times bestselling author of All About Love , an in-depth look at one of the most critical issues facing Black Americans: a collective wounded self-esteem that has prevailed from slavery to the present day, with a new introduction by Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Thick. Why do so many Black Americans--whether privileged or poor, urban or suburban, young or old--live in a state of chronic anxiety, fear, and shame? Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem breaks through collective denial and dares to imagine a more liberatory framework for understanding "self and identity in a world where loss is commonplace." With visionary insight, hooks exposes the underlying reality that it has been difficult--if not impossible--for our nation to create a culture that promotes and sustains healthy self-esteem. Without self-esteem people begin to lose their sense of agency. They feel powerless. But it is never too late for any of us to acquire the healthy self-esteem that is needed for a fulfilling life. While originally written in 2002, hooks' insights into the heart and soul of the Black American identity crisis continue to ring true. Through history, pop culture criticism, and hard-won wisdom, hooks writes about what it takes to heal the scars of the past, promote and maintain self-esteem, and lay down the roots for a truly grounded sense of community and collectivity. Moving beyond the ways historical racial justice movements have failed, hooks also identifies diverse psychological barriers and collective traumas keeping us from well-being. In highlighting the roles of desegregation, education, the absence of progressive parenting, spiritual crisis, or fundamental breakdowns in communication between Black women and men, bell hooks identifies mental health as a revolutionary frontier--and provides guidance for healing within the Black community., Breaking through a wall of collective denial to,tell the sobering truth that crippling low,self-esteem has reached epidemic proportions among,black people, hooks examines and identifies the,barriers - political and cultural - that keep,black people from emotional well-being. With her,characteristically keen insight and practical,wisdom she discusses mental health as the new,revolutionary frontier and, more importantly,shows readers how to repair the damage in every,area of life. A blueprint for healing, this title,sees hooks at her invigorating and thoughtful best., InRock My Soul, world-renowned scholar and visionary bell hooks takes an in-depth look at one of the most critical issues facing African Americans: a collective wounded self-esteem that has prevailed from slavery to the present day.Why do so many African Americans -- whether privileged or poor, urban or suburban, young or old -- live in a state of chronic anxiety, fear, and shame?InRock My Soul, hooks gets to the heart and soul of the African-American identity crisis, offering critical insight and hard-won wisdom about what it takes to heal the scars of the past, promote and maintain self-esteem, and lay down the roots for a grounded community with a prosperous future., In Rock My Soul , world-renowned scholar and visionary bell hooks takes an in-depth look at one of the most critical issues facing African Americans: a collective wounded self-esteem that has prevailed from slavery to the present day. Why do so many African Americans -- whether privileged or poor, urban or suburban, young or old -- live in a state of chronic anxiety, fear, and shame? In Rock My Soul , hooks gets to the heart and soul of the African-American identity crisis, offering critical insight and hard-won wisdom about what it takes to heal the scars of the past, promote and maintain self-esteem, and lay down the roots for a grounded community with a prosperous future.

LC Classification NumberE185.625.H66 2004