The War Inside

Psychoanalysis, Total War, and the Making of the Democratic Self in Postwar Britain

Nonfiction, History, British, Health & Well Being, Psychology
Cover of the book The War Inside by Michal Shapira, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Michal Shapira ISBN: 9781107289796
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: September 12, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Michal Shapira
ISBN: 9781107289796
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 12, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The War Inside is a groundbreaking history of the contribution of British psychoanalysis to the making of social democracy, childhood, and the family during World War II and the postwar reconstruction. Psychoanalysts informed understandings not only of individuals, but also of broader political questions. By asserting a link between a real 'war outside' and an emotional 'war inside', psychoanalysts contributed to an increased state responsibility for citizens' mental health. They made understanding children and the mother-child relationship key to the successful creation of a democratic citizenry. Using rich archival sources, the book revises the common view of psychoanalysis as an elite discipline by taking it out of the clinic and into the war nursery, the juvenile court, the state welfare committee, and the children's hospital. It traces the work of the second generation of psychoanalysts after Freud in response to total war and explores its broad postwar effects on British society.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The War Inside is a groundbreaking history of the contribution of British psychoanalysis to the making of social democracy, childhood, and the family during World War II and the postwar reconstruction. Psychoanalysts informed understandings not only of individuals, but also of broader political questions. By asserting a link between a real 'war outside' and an emotional 'war inside', psychoanalysts contributed to an increased state responsibility for citizens' mental health. They made understanding children and the mother-child relationship key to the successful creation of a democratic citizenry. Using rich archival sources, the book revises the common view of psychoanalysis as an elite discipline by taking it out of the clinic and into the war nursery, the juvenile court, the state welfare committee, and the children's hospital. It traces the work of the second generation of psychoanalysts after Freud in response to total war and explores its broad postwar effects on British society.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Gynaecological Oncology for the MRCOG by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Sterilized by the State by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Sustainability by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Global Optimization Methods in Geophysical Inversion by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Introduction to Modern Digital Holography by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Rebels against the Confederacy by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book The Legacy of the French Revolutionary Wars by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book The Metabolic Ghetto by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Comprehensive Electromyography by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Anesthesia and Perioperative Care of the High-Risk Patient by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book The International Law of the Sea by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Floods in a Changing Climate by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book The Lesser-Known Varieties of English by Michal Shapira
Cover of the book The Trauma of Monastic Reform by Michal Shapira
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy