History and psyche : culture, psychoanalysis, and the past

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History and psyche : culture, psychoanalysis, and the past

edited by Sally Alexander and Barbara Taylor

(Palgrave studies in cultural and intellectual history)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works
  • The psychoanalytic corner : notes on a conversation with Peter Gay / Michael Roth
  • Freud, fin-de-siecle politics, and the making of psychoanalysis / T.G. Ashplant
  • The narcissistic homosexual : genealogy of a myth / Elizabeth Lunbeck
  • The English Freud : W.H.R. Rivers, psychotherapy, and the early twentieth-century human sciences / John Forrester
  • European witness : analysands abroad in the 1920s and 1930s / Laura Marcus
  • Beyond containing : the First World War and the psychoanalytic theories of Wilfred Bion / Michael Roper
  • Primary maternal pre-occupation : D.W. Winnicott and social democracy in mid-20th century britain / Sally Alexander
  • Freud's stepchild : adolescent subjectivity and psychoanalysis / Pam Thurschwell
  • Historical subjectivity / Barbara Taylor
  • Keeping our distance / Adam Phillips
  • The seven-headed monster : Luther and psychology / Lyndal Roper
  • Elizabeth Isham's Everlasting library : memory and self in early modern autobiography / Katharine Hodgkin
  • Postwar art and the psychoanalytic imaginary / Alex Potts
  • The pursuit of serenity : psychological knowledge and the making of the British welfare state / Rhodri Hayward
  • An eclectic ego-histoire / Luisa Passerini
  • Afterword / Peter Burke
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Description

Today, a widening range of historical phenomena are being examined through the psychoanalytic lens, while the psychoanalytic tradition itself is coming in for unprecedented historical scrutiny. This collection of essays showcases the innovative, and sometimes contentious, encounters between psychoanalysis and history.

Table of Contents

  • PART I: FREUD, FREUDIANISM AND HISTORY The Psychoanalytic Corner: Notes on a Conversation with Peter Gay
  • M.Roth Freud, Fin-de-siecle Politics, and the Making of Psychoanalysis
  • T.G.Ashplant The Narcissistic Homosexual: Genealogy of a Myth
  • E.Lunbeck PART II: PSYCHOANALYTIC PASTS The English Freud: W.H.R. Rivers, Psychotherapy, and the Early Twentieth-century Human Sciences
  • J.Forrester European Witness: Analysands abroad in the 1920s and 1930s
  • L.Marcus Beyond Containing: the First World War and the Psychoanalytic Theories of Wilfred Bion
  • M.Roper 'Primary Maternal Pre-occupation': D.W. Winnicott and Social Democracy in Mid-20th Century Britain
  • S.Alexander Freud's Stepchild: Adolescent Subjectivity and Psychoanalysis
  • P.Thurschwell PART III: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND HISTORICAL SUBJECTIVITIES Historical Subjectivity
  • B.Taylor Keeping Our Distance
  • A.Phillips The Seven-Headed Monster: Luther and Psychology
  • L.Roper Elizabeth Isham's Everlasting Library: Memory and Self in Early Modern Autobiography
  • K.Hodgkin Postwar Art and the Psychoanalytic Imaginary
  • A.Potts The Pursuit of Serenity: Psychological Knowledge and the Making of the British Welfare State
  • R.Hayward An Eclectic Ego-Histoire
  • L.Passerini Afterword
  • P.Burke

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  • NCID
    BB11780886
  • ISBN
    • 9780230113367
  • LCCN
    2012040647
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 347 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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