Product Description: This book discusses the complexities of love and the nature of erotic passion as these appear in the great love stories of the world. Starting with the story of Romeo and Juliet and its roots in European Christianity, the authors uncover hidden depths of cultural and universal significance in famous romantic tales of the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent-'Layla and Majnun', 'Heer and Ranjha', 'Sohni and Mahinwal', 'Vis and Ramin', and 'Radha and Krishna'...read more

A noted psychologist examines the many ways in which people make themselves miserable and endure the self-inflicted suffering of everyday life, and offers readers a chance to break free of self-destructive behavior and find happiness. 17,500 first printing.

Product Description: First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Description: The author, a researcher and writer on the subject of masculinity, explores the male condition from infancy to manhood, exposing its complexity and fragility in the face of conflicting familial, social and sexual impulses. The author's psychoanalytic focus is derived from his clinical experience, but his interdisciplinary background leads him to draw on mythology, anthropology, sociology, history and literature in formulating and illustrating his ideas about male identity and development...read more

Product Description: In chapters drawn from actual case histories, a noted psychologist probes the riddle of masculinity and concludes that men must accept the paradoxes of their gender in order to truly love a woman, father a child, and understand themselves. 17,500 first printing.

Product Description: This volume covers issues related to psychiatric services in jails and prisons. It includes: principles governing the delivery of psychiatric services in jails and prisons; guidelines for psychiatric services in jails and prisons; and special applications of the principles and guidelines...read more