1st Edition

Revolutions of the Heart Gender, Power and the Delusions of Love

By Wendy Langford Copyright 1999
    182 Pages
    by Routledge

    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book looks at how heterosexual relationships really work. Author?? argues that the process of falling in love is just a brief holiday from the gender roles which quickly reassert themselves in their old forms. Topics covered include romantic love, the problem of desire and the trouble with love.

    Chapter 1 GOVERNMENT BY LOVE; Chapter 2 ROMANTIC TRANSFORMATIONS; Chapter 3 ANALYSING LOVE; Chapter 4 EVERYBODY'S MUMMY; Chapter 5 5THE DAUGHTER’S SUBMISSION; Chapter 6 DIALECTICS OF LOVE; Chapter 7 MISGUIDED REVOLUTIONS; Chapter 8 APPENDIX;

    Biography

    Wendy Langford is a Research Associate at the University of Lancaster.