The Body Never Lies - The Lingering Effects Of Hurtful Parenting (Paperback, New Ed)

Never before has world-renowned psychoanalyst Alice Miller examined so persuasively the long-range consequences of childhood abuse on the body. Using the experiences of her patients along with the biographical stories of literary giants such as Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, and Marcel Proust, Miller shows how a child's humiliation, impotence, and bottled rage will manifest itself as adult illness--be it cancer, stroke, or other debilitating diseases. Never one to shy away from controversy, Miller urges society as a whole to jettison its belief in the Fourth Commandment and not to extend forgiveness to parents whose tyrannical childrearing methods have resulted in unhappy, and often ruined, adult lives. In this empowering work, writes Rutgers professor Philip Greven, "readers will learn how to confront the overt and covert traumas of their own childhoods with the enlightened guidance of Alice Miller."

General

Imprint:	W.W. Norton & Company Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	August 2006
Authors:	Alice Miller
Translators:	Andrew Jenkins
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	228
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-32863-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Child abuse
LSN:	0-393-32863-5
Barcode:	9780393328639

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