WHY MEN HURT WOMEN AND OTHER REFLECTIONS ON LOVE, VIOLENCE AND MASCULINITY

298pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2022

Foreword by Raewyn Connell, Professor Emerita, University of Sydney, and author of Masculinities and Gender: In world perspective

"In this eloquently written and engaging book, leading masculinity scholar Kopano Ratele reflects on not only the role of violence in men’s lives, but also on love and life in its different shades. This book should be required reading for anyone who seeks to understand men and their relationships." Professor Lucas Gottzén, Department of Child and Youth Studies, Stockholm University

"This thought-provoking and accessible book highlights the complexities of men, masculinities and love." Malose Langa, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, and author of Becoming Men: Black masculinities in a South African township

South African psychologist and men and masculinities studies scholar Kopano Ratele is Professor of Psychology at the University of Stellenbosch and Head of the Stellenbosch Centre for Critical and Creative Thought. His books include Liberating Masculinities and The World Looks Like This From Here: Thoughts on African psychology.