Matrescence on pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood
"In this important and ground-breaking, deeply personal investigation, Jones writes of the emerging concept of "matrescence" - the wholeness of becoming a mother. Drawing on her own experiences of twice becoming a mother, as well as exploring the latest research in the fields of neuroscience and evo...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First United States edition. |
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| Summary: | "In this important and ground-breaking, deeply personal investigation, Jones writes of the emerging concept of "matrescence" - the wholeness of becoming a mother. Drawing on her own experiences of twice becoming a mother, as well as exploring the latest research in the fields of neuroscience and evolutionary biology; psychoanalysis and existential therapy; sociology, economics and ecology, Jones writes of the physical and emotional changes in the maternal mind, body, and spirit and shows us how these changes are far more profound, wild, and enduring than have been previously explored or written about. Part memoir, part scientific and health reporting, part social critique, ecological philosophy, eco-feminism and nature writing, Matrescence is a kind of whodunnit, ferreting out with the most nuanced, searing and honest observations, why mothers throughout this heightened transition are at a breaking point, and what the institution of intensive, isolated motherhood can tell us about our still-dominant social and cultural myths"-- |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Press, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2023."--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 308 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780593469309 0593469305 9780593317310 0593317319 |
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