Meridian Books, Date: 1986. Some cover and spine wear. A solid reading copy.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good. 1986. Meridian Books ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

Plume, Date: 1991-10-31. Paperback. Acceptable. 0.9000 in x 8.9000 in x 5.9000 in. Some underlining. Bottom corner of cover is creased. 1991. Plume ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

Very Good. ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

US: Meridian Books, Date: 1991. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This groundbreaking classic of child-rearing, originally published in 1984, exploded Freud's notions of "infantile sexuality" and helped bring to the world's attention the brutal reality of child abuse. 1991. Meridian Books ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [JP]

Used - isbn: 0452009294 - isbn13: 9780452009295 Penguin

Plume. Used - Good. Good condition. Owner's name on endpage. Plume ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

Plume, October Date: 1991. Paperback. USED Very Good. 1991. Plume ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

Plume Books, Date: 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1991. Plume Books ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

New York: Meridian, Date: 1986. 12th ptg.. paperback. Book: Very Good. 8vo.. 329 pp. 6 x 9. Pale green glossy wraps. 1986. Meridian ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

U.S.A.: Plume, Date: 1991. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover, lightly used in VERY GOOD condition, no marks or writing, binding tight, has mild shelf wear 1991. Plume ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Penguin Publishing Group ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

New York: New American Library (NAL), Date: 1986. 8th printing. Trade paperback in glossy tan wraps.. VG+ unmarked, no spine creases.. Uncovers the roots of victimization of children and how to heal. Bright tight clean copy. 6 x 9, 329 pp, bibliography. 1986. New American Library (NAL) ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

New York: Meridian/New American Library. G In Wraps. Wraps Lightly Sunned, Worn & Edgeworn. Tiny Tear To First Page. Pages Lightly Toning. Text Clean, Binding Tight. Pages: 329.. Date: 1986. Later Printing. Trade Paperback.. 1986. Meridian/New American Library ISBN 0452009294 9780452009295 [US]

Farrar Straus And Giroux, 1984 1991 F Soft cover As New. Dust Jacket Included Book As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.

ISBN10: 0452009294, ISBN13: 9780452009295, [publisher: Farrar Straus And Giroux, 1984] Softcover As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
[Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1991]

Tinge of toning, else content appears as unread and unblemished Near Very Good pictorial wraps displaying minor surface/edge wear, as shown. Repaired small tear, middle front.About The Book: Child abuse is beginning to be recognized as something more significant than an isolated family affair. The title of Alice Miller's book, first published in Germany in 1981, spells out the unspoken commandment that such abused children - indeed, all of us - have been obeying since early childhood. We have all been made to feel from our earliest days that we are to blame for anything shameful that happens to us, so that our awareness of these inflicted abuses dims. Alice Miller demonstrates that this centuries-old tradition also finds expression in Freud's notions of "the Oedipus complex" and "infantile sexuality" - his drive theory - which put the blame on the child. Freud maintained that his patients who claimed to have been sexually molested as children were only "fantasizing" as a defense against their own sexual desires for their innocent parents. This theory helped to conceal the fact that sexual abuse of children occurs frequently and results in later emotional disturbances in the victims of such abuse - because they are not allowed awareness of it. In fairy tales, works of literature, and dreams, Alice Miller maintains, the truth about childhood can emerge, precisely because it is not recognized as such. Detailed examples from Kafka, ...