This worthy successor to Juliet Mitchell's pathbreaking Psychoanalysis and Feminism is both a defense of the long-dismissed diagnosis of hysteria as a centerpiece of the human condition and a plea for a new understanding of the influence of sibling and peer relationships.In Mad Men and Medusas Mitchell traces the history of hysteria, arguing that we need to reclaim hysteria to understand how distress and trauma express themselves in different societies and different times. Mitchell convincingly demonstrates that although hysteria may have disappeared as a disease, it is still a critical factor in understanding psychological development through the life cycle.
- ISBN10 0465046142
- ISBN13 9780465046140
- Publish Date 23 August 2001 (first published 17 October 2000)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Basic Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 396
- Language English