The Bonds of Love
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The Bonds of Love by Jessica Benjamin
Why do people submit to authority and derive pleasure even others have over them? What is the appeal of domination and submission, and why are they so prevalent in erotic life? Why is it so difficult for men and women to meet as equals? Why, indeed, do hey continue to recapitulate the positions of master and slave?In The Bonds of Love, noted feminist theorist and psychoanalyst Jessica Benjamin explains why we accept and perpetuate relationships of domination and submission. She reveals that domination is a complex psychological process which ensnares both parties in bonds of complicity, and shows how it underlies our family life, our social institutions, and especially our sexual relations, in spite of our conscious commitment to equality and freedom.
Jessica Benjamin is a psychoanalyst who teaches at the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in New York City. Bonds of Love (1988) and Like Objects, Love Objects (1995) are two of her books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780394757308 |
| ISBN 10 | 0394757300 |
| Title | The Bonds of Love |
| Author | Jessica Benjamin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1988-07-12 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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