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1 online resource (180 pages). |
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polychrome |
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Contemporary psychoanalytic studies ; 8
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Contemporary psychoanalytic studies ; 8.
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Most of this book (with the exception of ch. 5 and 6) appeared in German as Psychoanalytische Kulturkritik und die Seele des Menschen. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index. |
| Summary |
?A self-declared 'critical admirer? and final confident of Bruno Bettelheim, David James Fisher succeeds with as balanced and nuanced a portrayal as seems possible of the character, the lifetime contributions, and the final justifications of a most controversial psychoanalytic eminence. Bettelheim was at once the center of major professional polemics, and at the same time, the psychoanalyst who, after Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson, has had the greatest impact on the wider culture of the twentieth century. Fisher's book is highly recommended reading for all concerned with the interplay of ideas and personas in the evolving history of the psychoanalytic place in the scheme of human development.?Robert S. Wallerstein, M.D., Emeritus Professor and former Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.?These sparkling personal essays on Bettelheim, a pathbreaker of modern ego psychology, who has been savagely attacked and deprecated since his death seventeen years ago, restore the man and his work in historical, clinical, and human context for the contemporary clinician and informed reader. Fisher has done a splendid job of bringing this complex, fascinating figure to life.?Peter J. Loewenberg, Ph. D., Professor of History and Political Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, former Director of Education, New Center for Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles.?David James Fisher has written a moving, personal portrait of Bruno Bettelheim as thinker, writer, and friend. His story of Bettelheim during the last two years of his life makes for riveting reading, as does his balanced view of both Bettelheim's personality and his many contributions to psychoanalysis and the treatment of disturbed children. Fisher's work is a valuable volume in the history of psychoanalysis in America, and a wonderful narrative about this enormously complex man.?Joseph Reppen, Ph. D., Editor, Psychoanalytic Psychology and Chair, Council of Editors of Psychoanalytic Journals. |
| Contents |
Psychoanalytic cultural criticism and the soul -- Towards a psychoanalytic understanding of fascism and anti-semitism: perceptions from the 1940s -- On parenting and playing -- The relationship and debates between Bruno Bettelheim and Rudolf Ekstein -- In memoriam: Rudolf Ekstein (1912-2005) -- A final conversation with Bruno Bettelheim -- The suicide of a survivor: some intimate perceptions of Bettelheim's suicide -- Homage to Bettelheim -- An open letter to Newsweek -- Concerning Bruno Bettelheim: a reply to former patients from the Orthogenic school -- Two letters from Bettelheim to the author. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bettelheim, Bruno.
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Bettelheim, Bruno. |
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Ekstein, Rudolf.
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Ekstein, Rudolf. |
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Bettelheim, Bruno. |
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Psychoanalysts -- United States -- Biography.
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Psychoanalysts. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Psychoanalysis. |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Psychoanalytische Kulturkritik und die Seele des Menschen.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fisher, David James. Bettelheim. Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2008 9042023805 9789042023802 (OCoLC)226166542 |
| ISBN |
9781435641082 (electronic book) |
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1435641086 (electronic book) |
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9042023805 |
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9789042023802 |
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9042023805 (alkaline paper) |
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9789042023802 (alkaline paper) |
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