Loser Sons: Politics and Authority

by Avital Ronell

Book Overview

There are sons who grow up unhappily believing that no matter what they do, they cannot please their fathers. Often unable to shed their sense of lifelong failure, either they give up and suffer in a permanent sulk, or they try with all their might to prove they are worth something after all. These are the "loser sons," a group of historical men as varied as President George W. Bush, Osama bin Laden, and Mohammed Atta. Their names quickly illustrate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252079698
• ISBN13: 9780252079696
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"