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Between Women and Generations
Drucilla Cornell
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Description for Between Women and Generations
Paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book defies easy categorization but will be one of the most original, thoughtful, and genuinely interesting books published next year. Before the author's mother died, she asked her daughter, Drucilla, to write a book 'that would bear witness to the dignity of her death [and one that] her bridge class would be able to understand.' As if that wasn't difficult enough, Drucilla's mother, who had a degenerative disease, decided to end her life by ingesting a lethal cocktail of drugs. Drucilla was in the unenviable position of bearing witness to her mother's act. Unsentimental yet poignant, candid and courageous, ... Read more
This book defies easy categorization but will be one of the most original, thoughtful, and genuinely interesting books published next year. Before the author's mother died, she asked her daughter, Drucilla, to write a book 'that would bear witness to the dignity of her death [and one that] her bridge class would be able to understand.' As if that wasn't difficult enough, Drucilla's mother, who had a degenerative disease, decided to end her life by ingesting a lethal cocktail of drugs. Drucilla was in the unenviable position of bearing witness to her mother's act. Unsentimental yet poignant, candid and courageous, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349634880
SKU
V9781349634880
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About Drucilla Cornell
DRUCILLA CORNELL is Professor of Political Science and Senior Scholar of Women's Studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of numerous critically acclaimed books on philosophy and women's issues.
Reviews for Between Women and Generations
"Drucilla Cornell's work combines scrupulous cutting-edge thought with an overflowing, compassionate and personal humanity. May her concept of dignity influence the thinking and actions of her readers." - Alicia Ostriker, author of The Nakedness of the Fathers "Between Women and Generations is a great gift to the present. Drucilla Cornell is among the most courageous, probing, and ... Read more