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Loser sonsAvital Ronell
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Loser sons

196 pagesFirst published 20124 editions
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"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 that not only are their problems serious, but they also make serious problems for others, expanding to whole nations. When God is conceived and…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionUniversity of Illinois Press20132089780252079696
EditionUniversity of Illinois Press2012—9780252093708
EditionUniversity of Illinois Press20121849780252036644
EditionUniversity of Illinois Press2012—9781283582827
Fathers and sons in literatureAuthority in literatureFathers and sonsFamilyAuthorityKafka, franz, 1883-1924Lyotard, jean- francois, 1924-1998