{"product_id":"the-politics-of-experience-and-the-bird-of-paradise-9780140134865","title":"The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): R. D. Laing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'The Politics of Experience' and the visionary 'Bird of Paradise', R.D. Laing shows how the straitjacket of conformity imposed on us all leads to intense feelings of alienation and a tragic waste of human potential. He throws into question the notion of normality, examines schizophrenia and psychotherapy, transcendence and 'us and them' thinking, and illustrates his ideas with a remarkable case history of a ten-day psychosis. 'We are bemused and crazed creatures, ' Laing suggests. This outline of 'a thoroughly self-conscious and self-critical human account of man' represents a major attempt to understand our deepest dilemmas and sketch in solutions. 'Everyone in contemporary psychiatry owes something to R.D. Laing' Anthony Clare, the Guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087537561751,"sku":"9780140134865","price":770.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780140134865.webp?v=1767640565","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-politics-of-experience-and-the-bird-of-paradise-9780140134865","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}