Women and MadnessFeminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly 50 years since its first 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. Now back in print this completely revised and updated edition from 2005 adds to her original research and findings perspectives on the issues of eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychology, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation and more. |
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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 |
| Autore | Phyllis Chesler |
| Edizione | ristampa |
| Editore | Chicago Review Press, 2018 |
| ISBN | 164160039X, 9781641600392 |
| Lunghezza | 432 pagine |
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