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008 980720s1998 enk b 001 0 eng
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050 4 $aHQ759$b.F56 1998
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100 1 $aForna, Aminatta.
245 10 $aMother of all myths :$bhow society moulds and constrains mothers /$cAminatta Forna.
260 $aHammersmith, London :$bHarperCollins Publishers,$c1998.
300 $ax, 288 pages ;$c25 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.
505 0 $a1. Introduction: the Motherhood Myth -- 2. A Brief History of Motherhood -- 3. Pygmalian Mother: the Making of the Modern Myth -- 4. Motherhood in Popular Culture -- 5. Future Perfect -- 6. Persecuting Mothers: Motherhood and the Law -- 7. Other Mothers: Cross-cultural Motherhood -- 8. Left Holding the Baby: How Politicians Manipulate Mothers -- 9. Conclusion: Relinquishing the Myth.
520 1 $a"Exposing the myths and challenging the rhetoric, this book is the first real attempt to rethink our concept of mothering and its responsibilities. By revealing how we have arrived at a particular model of motherhood, it offers a new approach to raising children - one where the needs of mothers, fathers and others are more evenly balanced with those of the child."--Jacket.
650 0 $aMotherhood.
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776 08 $iOnline version:$aForna, Aminatta.$tMother of all myths.$dHammersmith, London : HarperCollins Publishers, 1998$w(OCoLC)654326752
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