{"product_id":"thou-shalt-not-be-aware-societys-betrayal-of-the-child-paperback","title":"Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society's Betrayal of the Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHildegarde Hannum\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLloyd Demause\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1984, \u003ci\u003eThou Shalt Not Be Aware\u003c\/i\u003e explodes Freud's notions of infantile sexuality and helps to bring to the world's attention the brutal reality of child abuse, changing forever our thoughts of traditional methods of child-rearing. Dr. Miller exposes the harsh truths behind children's fantasies by examining case histories, works of literature, dreams, and the lives of such people as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Gustave Flaubert, and Samuel Beckett. Now with a new preface by Lloyd de Mause and a new introduction by the author, \u003ci\u003eThou Shalt Not Be Aware\u003c\/i\u003e continues to bring an essential understanding to the confrontation and treatment of the devastating effects of child abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provactive critique of traditional therapy's view of childhood . . . This is explosive stuff. I can't imagine anyone coming away from this book without several newfound discoveries about herself and her relation to her parents.--Nancy Evans, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1984, \u003ci\u003eThou Shalt Not Be Aware\u003c\/i\u003e explodes Freud's notions of infantile sexuality and helps to bring to the world's attention the brutal reality of child abuse, changing forever our thoughts of traditional methods of child-rearing. Dr. Miller exposes the harsh truths behind children's fantasies by examining case histories, works of literature, dreams, and the lives of such people as Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Gustave Flaubert, and Samuel Beckett. Now with a new preface by Lloyd de Mause and a new introduction by the author, \u003ci\u003eThou Shalt Not Be Aware\u003c\/i\u003e continues to bring an essential understanding to the confrontation and treatment of the devastating effects of child abuse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThou Shalt Not Be Aware\u003c\/i\u003e is that rarest of gems, a highly creative and exciting work which throws a multifaceted light upon the development of human nature in the Western World.--Ashley Montagu \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice Miller is not out to 'hang the bastards, ' but rather to help create a world of self-conscious and self-loving individuals who don't need, want or know how to abuse others.--Sheila Koren, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is timely. It is powerful. It is painful . . . absorbing, enlightening and provoking.--Louise Lione, \u003ci\u003e Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., practiced and taught psychoanalysis for over twenty years before devoting herself to writing in 1979. She is the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e (reissued in paperback as \u003ci\u003eThe Drama of the Gifted Child\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eFor Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous other books.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., practiced and taught psychoanalysis for over twenty years before devoting herself to writing in 1979. She is the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e (reissued in paperback as \u003ci\u003eThe Drama of the Gifted Child\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eFor Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45336501420134,"sku":"9780374525439","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/anZWUDBnQjNhUFc1Ky9WSi9WbjlUZz09.webp?v=1774608568","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/thou-shalt-not-be-aware-societys-betrayal-of-the-child-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}