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Political Freud: A History
Eli Zaretsky
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Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JMAF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
In this masterful history, Eli Zaretsky reveals the power of Freudian thought to illuminate the great political conflicts of the twentieth century. Developing an original concept of political Freudianism, he shows how twentieth-century radicals, activists, and intellectuals used psychoanalytic ideas to probe consumer capitalism, racial violence, anti-Semitism, and patriarchy. He also underscores the continuing influence and critical potential of those ideas in the transformed landscape of the present. Zaretsky's conception of political Freudianism unites the two overarching themes of the last century-totalitarianism and consumerism-in a single framework. He finds that theories of mass psychology and the unconscious were ... Read more
In this masterful history, Eli Zaretsky reveals the power of Freudian thought to illuminate the great political conflicts of the twentieth century. Developing an original concept of political Freudianism, he shows how twentieth-century radicals, activists, and intellectuals used psychoanalytic ideas to probe consumer capitalism, racial violence, anti-Semitism, and patriarchy. He also underscores the continuing influence and critical potential of those ideas in the transformed landscape of the present. Zaretsky's conception of political Freudianism unites the two overarching themes of the last century-totalitarianism and consumerism-in a single framework. He finds that theories of mass psychology and the unconscious were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231172455
SKU
V9780231172455
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About Eli Zaretsky
Eli Zaretsky is a professor of history at the New School for Social Research. His previous works include Why America Needs a Left: A Historical Argument; Secrets of the Soul: A Social and Cultural History of Psychoanalysis; and Capitalism, the Family, and Personal Life.
Reviews for Political Freud: A History
Zaretsky offers a fascinating analysis of the inherent political ambivalence of psychoanalysis and its intertwined conservative and utopian strands. His book is a deeply interesting and important contribution to debates about the relationship between psychoanalysis, critical theory, and politics.
Amy R. Allen, author of The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory Much of twentieth-century political ... Read more
Amy R. Allen, author of The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory Much of twentieth-century political ... Read more