Book Bearings
All About Love
- 239 pages · about 4 hours
- First published 2000
- 11 editions
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1 About this book
All About Love: New Visions, first published at the end of 1999, is bell hooks's reflection on what love is and why modern society has such trouble with it. She begins by insisting on a clear definition, treating love as something a person does and chooses, not only something felt. Thirteen chapters each take one aspect of love, beginning with clarity and honesty. Throughout, hooks draws on her own experiences of love and examines what society teaches people about it.
- Social science
- Psychology
- Love
- Popular culture
- African American Studies
- Relationships
- Ethnic Studies
- Forgiveness
2 What to expect
A short, personal book of essays on love by a leading feminist thinker, who argues that love is an action and a choice, not just a feeling. Each of its thirteen chapters takes one aspect, such as clarity or honesty, mixing memoir, social criticism and spiritual reflection. It is direct and accessible, and more a call to think differently than a guide with steps to follow.
Good for readers who want: essays on love, feminist thinking, and a short, reflective read.
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