'Who put the "me" in feminism?': The sexual politics of narcissism

Feminist Theory

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-44

  Tyler, Imogen ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body image; Freud; Narcissism; Psychoanalysis; Self esteem; Women's Liberation Movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444445820     PISSN: 14647001     EISSN: 17412773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464700105050225     Document Type: Review

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