The Politics of Experience
by R.D. Laing
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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The Bronx, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. 4th Printing: April 1970 . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 190 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear and crisp pages. Light foxing on page edges. Slightly creased spine and front and back covers.
Synopsis
R.D. Laing was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Glasgow, where he later taught. He served as a psychiatrist and physician for the army and public clinics before turning to private family pratice as a psychoanalyst in the 1960s. Dr. Laing wrote several books, including The Divided Self, Reason and Violence, The Politics of the Family, and The Voice of Experience . He died in 1989.
Reviews
On Jun 6 2019, a reader said:
I bought the book in 1967. Only took 5 years to read it. On the back is a quote that will indicate the amazing journey you will go through: "If I could turn you on, if I could drive you out of your wretched mind, if I could tell you, I would let you know". He does.
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Details
- Bookseller
- gearbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2iiDe0021b
- Title
- The Politics of Experience
- Author
- R.D. Laing
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Printing: April 1970
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- British History & Studies, Psychology, Social Sciences & Studies, Pol. Science, Philosophy & Humanties, Literary Studies
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
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Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Mass Market
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