The Freud Files An Inquiry into the History of Psychoanalysis |
|
| Author:
| Shamdasani, Sonu
Borch-Jacobsen, Mikkel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-72978-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.99 |
Book Description:
|
How did psychoanalysis attain its prominent cultural position? This book reconstructs the early controversies surrounding psychoanalysis and shows that rather than demonstrating its superiority, the Freudians rescripted history. This was not incidental, but formed the core of psychoanalytic theory. The Freud Files reveals how psychoanalysis is vulnerable to its past.
How did psychoanalysis attain its prominent cultural position? This book reconstructs the early controversies surrounding psychoanalysis and shows that rather than demonstrating its superiority, the Freudians rescripted history. This was not incidental, but formed the core of psychoanalytic theory. The Freud Files reveals how psychoanalysis is vulnerable to its past.