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OverviewFeminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly fifty years since its first publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this landmark 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 adds perspectives on eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychology, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation, and more. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Phyllis CheslerPublisher: Chicago Review Press Imprint: Chicago Review Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.589kg ISBN: 9781641600361ISBN 10: 1641600365 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 04 September 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsIntense, rapid, brilliant. A pioneer contribution to the feminization of psychiatric thinking and practice. Adrienne Rich, New York Times Book Review Challenges the definition of madness itself. No serious future studies will be able to ignore its theories or its very existence. Gloria Steinem, Ms. Magazine A stunning book . . . absolutely fascinating . . . necessary to every woman in America. Los Angeles Times A stunning book . . . absolutely fascinating . . . necessary to every woman in America. --Los Angeles Times Challenges the definition of madness itself. No serious future studies will be able to ignore its theories or its very existence. --Gloria Steinem, Ms. Magazine Intense, rapid, brilliant. A pioneer contribution to the feminization of psychiatric thinking and practice. --Adrienne Rich, New York Times Book Review Author InformationPhyllis Chesler, author of eighteen books and thousands of articles and speeches, is also an emerita professor of psychology and women's studies at City University of New York, a psychotherapist, and an expert courtroom witness. She is cofounder of the Association for Women in Psychology and the National Women's Health Network, a charter member of the Women's Forum and the Veteran Feminists of America, and a founder and board member of the International Committee for the Women of the Wall. She lives in Manhattan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |