Women and MadnessFeminist Icon Phyllis Chesler's Pioneering Work, Women and Madness, Remains Startlingly relevant today, over thirty years since its initial publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this seminal book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology. In this new edition, Chesler's original research and findings are supported by her perspectives on today's issues related to the subjects in the original book including: eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychiatry, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation, and more. Book jacket. |
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Recensione dell'utente - Lynn_Kathleen_Barker - LibraryThingThe author explores perception of women and gender roles, making a case that "madness" can be a normal response to intolerable pressures and exploitations experienced by women. Issues in the myth of ... Leggi recensione completa
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Women and Madness A Harvest/HBJ book |
| Autore | Phyllis Chesler |
| Edizione | illustrata, ristampa |
| Editore | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of California |
| Digitalizzato | 17 ago 2010 |
| ISBN | 0156982951, 9780156982955 |
| Lunghezza | 359 pagine |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |