Shrink A Cultural History of Psychoanalysis in America |
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| Author:
| Samuel, Lawrence R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-4476-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Arriving on the scene at around the same time as the modern idea of the self, psychoanalysis has both shaped and reflected the ascent of individualism in American society. Samuel traces its path from the theories of Freud and Jung to the innermost reaches of our current me-based, narcissistic culture.
Arriving on the scene at around the same time as the modern idea of the self, psychoanalysis has both shaped and reflected the ascent of individualism in American society. Samuel traces its path from the theories of Freud and Jung to the innermost reaches of our current me-based, narcissistic culture.