Women and madness / Phyllis Chesler.
"Feminist icon phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, women and madness, remains 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 psycholog...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Summary: | "Feminist icon phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, women and madness, remains 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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| Item Description: | "Revised and updated for the first time in thirty years"--Cover. "First edition: November 2005"--T.p. verso. Previous ed.: London : Allen Lane, 1974. |
| Physical Description: | x, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1403968977 9781403968975 |