Female malady

Zusatztext She writes with penetration! precision and passion. This book is essential reading for all those concerned with what psychiatry has done to women! and what new psychiatry could do for them Informationen zum Autor Elaine Showalter was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1941. From 1967 to 1984 she taught English and Women's Studies at Rutgers University, and she now chairs the department of English at Princeton University. Klappentext A vital counter-interpretation of madness in women, showing how it is often a consequence of, rather than a deviation from, the traditional female role.A vital counter-interpretation of madness in women, showing how it is often a consequence of, rather than a deviation from, the traditional female role. Zusammenfassung A vital counter-interpretation of madness in women, showing how it is often a consequence of, rather than a deviation from, the traditional female role.

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Showaleter, Elaine Showalter
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.05.1987
• EAN: 9780860688693
• ISBN: 978-0-86068-869-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Psychiatry, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls