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Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem

Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem Paperback - 2004

by hooks, bell

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In "Rock My Soul" hooks breaks through a wall of collective denial to tell a sobering truth--that crippling low self-esteem has reached epidemic proportions among blacks. hooks takes readers to the heart of the matter and shows why it has been difficult--if not impossible--for America to create a culture that promotes and sustains healthy self-esteem.

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New York: Washington Square Press, 2004. Later printing. Paperback. New. 226pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. 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.
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  • Title Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
  • Author hooks, bell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later printing
  • Condition New
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Washington Square Press, New York
  • Date 2004
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 58845
  • ISBN 9780743456067 / 0743456068
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans - Race identity, African Americans - Psychology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003061848
  • Dewey Decimal Code 155.849

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bell hooks was a cultural critic, a feminist icon, and the renowned author of more than twenty books, including the enduring classic New York Times bestseller All About Love, Rock My Soul, The Will to Change, Sisters of the Yam, and When Angels Speak of Love. A charismatic speaker, she divided her time between teaching, writing, and lecturing around the world. She passed away in 2021.