Mothers and Daughters in the Twentieth Century
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Gender Studies
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- ISBN 9780748611751
- Weight: 425g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 1999
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This anthology of women's writing on the mother-daughter relationship covers the whole of the twentieth century and includes writing from many different cultures - black American, Jewish, West Indian, Irish, Chinese-American. The anthology has headnotes giving brief biographical details for each author plus suggestions for further reading. There is a substantial introduction tracking the evolution of the mother-daughter relationship in the twentieth century, setting it in the context of developments in psychoanalytical and feminist theory.* Covers fiction, non-fiction and poetry from different cultures and different decades* Substantial introduction tracing the evolution of the mother-daugher relationship in the 20th century* Headnotes place the extracts in their historical and cultural context* Overview of feminist and psychoanalytical theory relating to the mother-daughter relationship
Heather Ingman is currently Lecturer in English at the University of Hull where she specialises in Women's Studies.
