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Feminism, Psychoanalysis and Maternal Subjectivity

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Feminism, Psychoanalysis and Maternal Subjectivity. / Stone, Alison.
London: Routledge, 2011. 194 p. (Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy; Vol. 30).

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Harvard

Stone, A 2011, Feminism, Psychoanalysis and Maternal Subjectivity. Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy, vol. 30, Routledge, London. <http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415885423/>

APA

Stone, A. (2011). Feminism, Psychoanalysis and Maternal Subjectivity. (Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy; Vol. 30). Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415885423/

Vancouver

Stone A. Feminism, Psychoanalysis and Maternal Subjectivity. London: Routledge, 2011. 194 p. (Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy).

Author

Stone, Alison. / Feminism, Psychoanalysis and Maternal Subjectivity. London : Routledge, 2011. 194 p. (Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy).

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