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Replacement : loss and substitution in culture and society / by Naomi Segal.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Segal, Naomi, author.
Series:
Critical studies (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; v. 45.
Critical Studies ; v.45
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Substitution (Psychology)--Social aspects.
Substitution (Psychology).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (230 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Leiden : Brill, [2026]
Summary:
Replacement is always dramatic, carrying rivalry, envy and supersession: the replacer may be haunted by the uncanny survival of the replacee, they are both distinct and inseparable, substitution is never absolute and yet we all long to be irreplaceable.
Contents:
Front Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Replacement Children
Chapter 3 Dead and Undead
Chapter 4 Medea
Chapter 5 Rebecca
Chapter 6 Half-Human and Posthuman
Chapter 7 The Irreplaceable André Gide
Chapter 8 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Back Cover.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
90-04-75974-3
OCLC:
1585500118

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