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Author:
Kate Abramson
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Date:
March 19, 2024
A philosopher examines the complicated phenomenon of gaslighting.
What The Reviewers Say
Abramson’s close examination of a phenomenon is a helpful and enlightening, if dense and academic, effort..
This is no traditional self-help book, but an academic, in-depth examination of its subject.
While Abramson’s prose can become convoluted... she makes salient points about the ways gaslighting traffics on trust, and ends on an uplifting note..
Her approach to this hot-button issue is thoughtful, yet the academic nature of her discussion might lose lay readers, as it often relies on repetition for emphasis and wanders through long, jargony passages based on a limited number of case studies or cultural references..
