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The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise

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In 'The Politics of Experience' and the visionary 'Bird of Paradise', R.D. Laing shows how the straitjacket of conformity imposed on us all leads to intense feelings of alienation and a tragic waste of human potential. He throws into question the notion of normality, examines schizophrenia and psychotherapy, transcendence and 'us and them' thinking, and illustrates his ideas with a remarkable case history of a ten-day psychosis. 'We are bemused and crazed creatures,' Laing suggests. This outline of 'a thoroughly self-conscious and self-critical human account of man' represents a major attempt to understand our deepest dilemmas and sketch in solutions.'Everyone in contemporary psychiatry owes something to R.D. Laing' Anthony Clare, the Guardian.

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Penguin Books Ltd
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The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise
2009, Penguin Group UK
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Cover of: The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise
The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise
April 26, 1990, Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of: The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise
The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise
April 26, 1990, Penguin Books Ltd
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RC437.5

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OL7348365M
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0140134867
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9780140134865
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