| The Freud-Klein Controversies 1941-45 Revised Edition Contributor(s): King, Pearl (Editor), Steiner, Riccardo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415082749 ISBN-13: 9780415082747 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1992 Annotation: Just after Freud's death in 1939 the British Psycho-Analytical Society was the setting for a fierce debate. Controversy erupted over the validity and status of the ideas introduced into psychoanalysis by Melanie Klein: to what extent did her ideas deviate from Freud's basic propositions and what should be done about it? Although the central disagreements were about theory and technical practice, power in the psychoanalytic society and its future organization were also at stake, along with central questions about the diffusion and transmission of the discipline. To debate the controversies the Society held a series of scientific discussions, its Training Committee investigated the parameters of valid technique, and its officers considered the democratic structure of the organization. For this book the editors have had access to previously closed archive material; these materials are presented here for the first time with the minimum of censorship. This collection of papers, precis of discussion, minutes, resolutions, and relevant aspects of the personal correspondence between the participants, provides the first definitive record of controversies which were to be repeated in different forms in psychoanalytic societies all over the world. It will be of great interest to all those concerned with the development of psychoanalysis and with understanding the process of scientific discovery in any field. Throughout the book the editors have included a series of commentaries and notes designed to provide a context for the documents, as well as brief biographical information about the major participants. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Social Science | Sociology - General - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 150.195 |
| Series: New Library of Psychoanalysis |
| Physical Information: 1.86" H x 6.24" W x 9.4" (3.72 lbs) 996 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Following Freud's death in 1939, the radical theories of Melanie Klein were the subject of prolonged controversy and fierce debate within the British Psychoanalytical Society. At the time, individuals fought passionately in support of their positions. In the midst of, or as a result of, the personal animosities and political manoeuvrings, important intellectual contributions were made, and practical decisions taken, which were to affect the development of psychoanalysis down to the present day. The Freud-Klein Controversies 1941-45 offers the first complete record of the debate, including all relevant papers and correspondence, based on previously closed archive material which is presented without censorship. |