Männer, Männlichkeit und Liebe

MEN, MALFULNESS AND LOVE is a paradigm shift. If you are interested in understanding the painful way men are made to ignore and suppress their hearts, and you want to know what we can do about it, this book is for you.

"Every offering from bell hooks is a great event .... she has so much to give us" Maya Angelou

In a thought-provoking social and cultural analysis, bell hooks explores the world of men and masculinity to trace their needs and vulnerabilities, including fear of intimacy and losing their place in society (shaped by the patriarchal system). bell hooks presents a clear and nuanced account of how male conditioning shapes and harms men, based on personal experience. This book is sympathetic without making excuses for the men who do harm and appear in its pages. It conveys the pressures men feel and exert on themselves, and creates space for men to acknowledge and heal their traumas - not just for their own sake, but for the good of everyone in their lives. This book imagines men as they are: vulnerable and hurting and capable of wanting to feel, of rebelling against a system that forbids them to do so, and : of becoming much better. A radical invitation to reclaim the best of ourselves.