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Book SynopsisExamining the work of such feminist theorists as Carol Gilligan, Nancy Chodorow, and, Jessica Benjamin in a new light, this book argues that feminist social theory can be repaired through attention to the pioneering psychoanalytic work of Melanie Klein. It is suitable for those concerned with feminism and questions of identity in social thought.
Trade Review...deserves to be read and taken seriously. -- E. Victor Wolfenstein,UCLA, author of Psychoanalytic-Marxism: Groundwork
A fascinating and important treatment of feminist theory...a sensitive and searching critique that reminds us of the importance of unsettling and often disruptive and messy emotions like rage, greed, anger, and hate, and the effect of these `disagreeable passions' on the self and perception. -- James M. Glass,University of Maryland, College Park, author of Shattered Selves
A timely contribution to the fields of political theory, feminist theory, and psychology. -- Jane Flax,Professor of Political Science Howard University
Reminds us of the importance of unsettling and often disruptive and messy emotions like rage, greed, anger, and hate, and the effect of these disagreeable passions' on the self and perception. -- James M. Glass ,Department of Political Science, University of Maryland, College Park, author of Shattered Selves
