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History on the couch : essays in history and psychoanalysis /

Explores how psychoanalytic thought might enhance our exploration of the past. Drawing on the work of Freud and later theorists, the authors tackle this complex and sometimes uneasy relationship through theory and historical practice. Joy Damousi is at University of Melbourne. Robert Reynolds is at...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Damousi, Joy, Reynolds, Robert, 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Psychohistory.
Psychoanalysis > history
Holocaust > history
Homosexuality > history
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Warfare
Psychohistoire.
Groupes Balint.
psychohistory.
Psychology - Non-Indigenous.
Race relations - Representation.
Race relations - Representation - History.
Social identity - Aboriginality.
Social identity.
Psychoanalysis and history.
Psychoanalysis.
Psychohistory > Case studies.
War > History.
Homosexuality > History.
Case studies.
History.
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Summary:Explores how psychoanalytic thought might enhance our exploration of the past. Drawing on the work of Freud and later theorists, the authors tackle this complex and sometimes uneasy relationship through theory and historical practice. Joy Damousi is at University of Melbourne. Robert Reynolds is at University of Sydney.
Physical Description:ix, 233 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-225) and index.
ISBN:052285057X
9780522850574