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The Private Life: Why We Remain in the Dark
Josh Cohen
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Description for The Private Life: Why We Remain in the Dark
Paperback. From a talented and original thinker comes this passionate critique of the intrusiveness of modern culture which advocates an exploration and cultivation of our unconscious, in a world where everything we do is deemed public knowledge Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JMAF; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
The war over private life spreads inexorably. Some seek to expose, invade and steal it, others to protect, conceal and withhold it. Either way, the assumption is that privacy is a possession to be won or lost. But what if what we call private life is the one element in us that we can't possess? Could it be that we're so intent on taking hold of the privacy of others, or keeping hold of our own only because we're powerless to do either? In this groundbreaking book, Josh Cohen uses his experience as a psychoanalyst, literature professor and human ... Read more
The war over private life spreads inexorably. Some seek to expose, invade and steal it, others to protect, conceal and withhold it. Either way, the assumption is that privacy is a possession to be won or lost. But what if what we call private life is the one element in us that we can't possess? Could it be that we're so intent on taking hold of the privacy of others, or keeping hold of our own only because we're powerless to do either? In this groundbreaking book, Josh Cohen uses his experience as a psychoanalyst, literature professor and human ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847085306
SKU
V9781847085306
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99-88
About Josh Cohen
JOSH COHEN is Professor of Modern Literary Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London and a psychoanalyst in private practice. He is the author of books and articles on modern literature, cultural theory and psychoanalysis, including How to Read Freud (Granta, 2005).
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