Hidden Histories of British Psychoanalysis - From Freud’s Death Bed to Laing’s Missing Tooth (Paperback)

In this compellingly written and meticulously researched new book, Professor Brett Kahr draws upon extensive unpublished archival sources and upon his four decades of oral history interviews to paint fascinating portraits of many of the icons of mental health. Hidden Histories of British Psychoanalysis: From Freud’s Death Bed to Laing’s Missing Tooth includes detailed accounts of Kahr’s interviews with such noted figures as Enid Balint, Marion Milner, Ronald Laing, John Bowlby and his wife, Ursula Longstaff Bowlby, as well as numerous members of Donald Winnicott’s family. Framed as a series of glimpses into the early history of British psychoanalysis, Kahr explores how the German-speaking Sigmund Freud learned how to psychoanalyse English-speaking patients; how Enid Eichholz (the future wife of Michael Balint) pioneered couple psychoanalysis in the wake of the Second World War; how Donald Winnicott treated “The Piggle� in the midst of his own health crises; and how Masud Khan degenerated from a clinical sage into an anti-Semite. A breathtaking combination of interviews, reminiscences, and well-documented scholarship, this book provides a gripping overview of many of the key figures in British psychoanalysis, all of whom made unparalleled contributions to the mental health profession, and whose lives and careers deserve to be visited and revisited.

General

Imprint:	Phoenix Publishing House
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
Authors:	Brett Kahr
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-1-80013-190-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	1-80013-190-9
Barcode:	9781800131903

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