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Concept

Narcissism

Images

  • Three vignettes of phrenological heads and two phrenological propensities, amativeness and self love. Wood engraving by Dellagana after G. Cruikshank.
  • A man sitting erect on a chair; representing pride as a type of the 'sentiment' of self esteem, a phrenological 'faculty'. Steel engraving by C. Devrits, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • A woman in evening dress, attended by a man; the woman representing the 'sentiment' of self esteem, a 'faculty' according to phrenology. Steel engraving by J-I-L. Desjardins, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Medical errors and medical narcissism / John Banja.

    Banja, John D. | Date: 2004
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    Mirror, mirror : the uses and abuses of self-love / Simon Blackburn.

    Blackburn, Simon, 1944- | Date: 2014
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    Da narciso al narcisismo : storia e psicologia del corpo costume, medicina, estetica / Albino Comelli.

    Comelli, Albino. | Date: 1993
    • Books

    The impulse society : what's wrong with getting what we want / Paul Roberts.

    Roberts, Paul, 1961 August 2- | Date: 2014
    • Books

    The Americanization of narcissism / Elizabeth Lunbeck.

    Lunbeck, Elizabeth | Date: 2014
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