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The French Revolution: A Tale of Terror & Hope for Our Times
Harold Behr
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Description for The French Revolution: A Tale of Terror & Hope for Our Times
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 286.
This is the story of the French Revolution told from a psychological and group dynamic perspective. The aim is to throw light on the workings of the revolutionary mind and the emotions at work in society which pave the way towards revolution and war. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are presented as a couple trapped by the symbolism invested in them, a circumstance that turned them into scapegoats. The contrasting personalities of the two most controversial leaders of the Revolution Robespierre and Danton provide psychologically informed explanations of their success and failure as leaders. The group perspective the nature of ... Read more
This is the story of the French Revolution told from a psychological and group dynamic perspective. The aim is to throw light on the workings of the revolutionary mind and the emotions at work in society which pave the way towards revolution and war. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are presented as a couple trapped by the symbolism invested in them, a circumstance that turned them into scapegoats. The contrasting personalities of the two most controversial leaders of the Revolution Robespierre and Danton provide psychologically informed explanations of their success and failure as leaders. The group perspective the nature of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845197032
SKU
V9781845197032
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99-50
About Harold Behr
Harold Behr is a retired consultant child psychiatrist. He is joint author (with Liesel Hearst) of Group Analytic Psychotherapy: A Meeting of Minds (Wiley/Blackwell) and a former editor of the International Journal of Group Analytic Psychotherapy. He is currently on the editorial boards of two other professional journals. His aim in writing this book is to bring together professional knowledge ... Read more
Reviews for The French Revolution: A Tale of Terror & Hope for Our Times
This is a great book, the result of many years of concentrated research on the psychodynamics of the French Revolution.Behr writes about the paranoid group dynamic as one in which those inside the group battle to protect themselves from those outside who were perceived as enemies. Such groups are endemic in human relationships. They impinge on our lives, the diversity ... Read more