- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Essentials (10 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1903047544
- ISBN-13: 978-1903047545
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,571,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Freud was one of the giants of 20th century thought. His ideas have been hugely influential not only in psychology but in all the social sciences and the arts. Even those who have never read a word of his writings are familiar with his concepts of the id, the ego, the Oedipus complex and the workings of the unconscious mind. This looks at Freud's life from his birth in the small Moravian town of Freiburg in 1856 to his death in Hampstead in 1939. Each of Freud's major works is summarised and his central ideas explored. Controversies over his methods and practices are examined. Did he, as some recent critics have alleged, turn his back on evidence of genuine child abuse in 1890s Vienna and prefer instead to ascribe it to fantasy and wish fulfilment? What were the reasons behind his terrible quarrel with Carl Gustav Jung? Does his 'talking cure' of psychoanalysis actually work? The essential information about Freud's enormously productive life and career is all here. Pocket Essentials is a new series for the MTV generation brought up in the three-minute culture. Short, snappy text. Easy to read. Riveting. Enthusiastic. Fresh. Critical. Packed with facts, backed up with opinion, crammed with information.
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Nick Rennison edited the Waterstone's Guide to Ideas. He is general editor of the Pocket Essentials Ideas and the Pocket Essentials History.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly good,
By MetropolitanJ "MetropolitanJ" (Perdition's Flame) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Freud and Psychoanalysis (Pocket essentials: Ideas) (Paperback)
When I use the phrase surprisingly good, I refer to the structure of the book. Freud's theories themselves transcend the phrase. I've had problems with the pocket essentials series (such as Phillip K Dick and The French New Wave books) because they were basically a CV. This book differs as it offers a listing of theories and cases which had involved Freud. It is very informative and structured well.
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