The Female Malady by Elaine Showalter
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.
She writes with penetration, precision and passionThis book is essential reading for all those concerned with what psychiatry has done to women, and what new psychiatry could do for them * ROY PORTER, WELLCOME INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780860688693 |
| ISBN 10 | 0860688690 |
| Title | The Female Malady |
| Author | Elaine Showalter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1987-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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