Psychoanalysis and Culture: Contemporary States of Mind
Rosalind Minsky
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Hardback. aeo Accessibly--written and includes plenty of up--to--date examples such as the impact of the death of the Princess of Wales. aeo Original approach towards our comprehension of the complexity of global issues and events by calling for the need to understand some of the unconscious as well as conscious processes beneath modern developments. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Written in a readable, accessible style, with plenty of up-to-date examples Psychoanalysis and Culture provides a brilliant introduction to key issues in the area of application of psychoanalytic theories to culture. The author argues that we cannot grasp the complexity of contemporary global issues without understanding some of the unconscious processes which underlie them. After introducing some major modern and postmodern psychoanalytic approaches, Minsky offers a broad-ranging critique of Lacan's theory of culture and the unconscious. She explores a range of crucial and topical questions: how should we explain women's historical subordination and what is now often seen as a ... Read more
Written in a readable, accessible style, with plenty of up-to-date examples Psychoanalysis and Culture provides a brilliant introduction to key issues in the area of application of psychoanalytic theories to culture. The author argues that we cannot grasp the complexity of contemporary global issues without understanding some of the unconscious processes which underlie them. After introducing some major modern and postmodern psychoanalytic approaches, Minsky offers a broad-ranging critique of Lacan's theory of culture and the unconscious. She explores a range of crucial and topical questions: how should we explain women's historical subordination and what is now often seen as a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745615790
SKU
V9780745615790
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About Rosalind Minsky
Rosalind Minsky is the author of Psychoanalysis and Culture: Contemporary States of Mind, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Psychoanalysis and Culture: Contemporary States of Mind
"In Psychoanalysis and Culture Rosalind Minsky provides an engaging version of the theories of Freud, Klein, Winnicott, and Lacan in making a passionate plea for their relevance to understanding the otherwise often overwhelming-seeming alienation, chaos, or complexity of thought and feeling involved in sex, gender, violence, and consumerism in Europe and America at the millennium." Professor Janet Sayers, University of ... Read more