Belonging: A Culture of Place - Hardcover

Hooks, Bell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415968151 ISBN 13: 9780415968157

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

What does it mean to call a place home? Who is allowed to become a member of a community? When can we say that we truly belong?

These are some of the questions of place and belonging that renowned cultural critic bell hooks examines in her new book, Belonging: A Culture of Place. Traversing past and present, Belonging charts a cyclical journey in which hooks moves from place to place, from country to city and back again, only to end where she began--her old Kentucky home.

hooks has written provocatively about race, gender, and class; and in this book she turns her attention to focus on issues of land and land ownership. Reflecting on the fact that 90% of all black people lived in the agrarian South before mass migration to northern cities in the early 1900s, she writes about black farmers, about black folks who have been committed both in the past and in the present to local food production, to being organic, and to finding solace in nature. Naturally, it would be impossible to contemplate these issues without thinking about the politics of race and class. Reflecting on the racism that continues to find expression in the world of real estate, she writes about segregation in housing and economic racialized zoning. In these critical essays, hooks finds surprising connections that link of the environment and sustainability to the politics of race and class that reach far beyond Kentucky.

With characteristic insight and honesty, Belonging offers a remarkable vision of a world where all people--wherever they may call home--can live fully and well, where everyone can belong.

About this title

Review:

'This is an excellent introductory book, exploring the conceptual framework for knowledge management, knowledge leadership and approaches for making the best use of knowledge.' - Harry Tomlinson, School Leadership and Management 'It provides an excellent introduction to the topic of Knowledge Management as a whole. This is an introductory text on Knowledge Management that is suitable both for students of the subject and managers - including those in education that want to implement a KM strategy in their organisation.' - Charles Oppenheim, LTSN-ICS

About the Author:

bell hooks is a writer and critic who has taught most recently at Berea College in Kentucky, where she is Distinguished Professor in Residence. Among her many books are the feminist classic Ain't I A Woman, the dialogue (with Cornel West) Breaking Bread, the children's books Happy to Be Nappy and Be Boy Buzz, the memoir Bone Black (Holt), and the general interest titles All About Love, Rock My Soul, and Communion. She has published six titles with Routledge: We Real Cool, Where We Stand, Teaching to Transgress, Teaching Community, Outlaw Culture, and Reel to Real.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0415968151
• ISBN 13: 9780415968157
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240