Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings: The Emotional Costs of Everyday Life
By: Mari Ruti
4.07
Format: 257 pages, ebook
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4.10
Format: 322 pages, Paperback
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15. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
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4.25
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4.38
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By: Isabella Hammad
4.09
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3.55
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4.25
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4.25
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22. Suuri märkä salaisuus
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4.08
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3.60
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
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4.48
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28. Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia
By: Avgi Saketopoulou
4.57
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30. Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings: The Emotional Costs of Everyday Life
By: Mari Ruti
4.07
Format: 257 pages, ebook
Mari Ruti combines theoretical reflection, cultural critique, feminist politics, and personal exper… read more
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31. Transgender Psychoanalysis: A Lacanian Perspective on Sexual Difference
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4.03
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