Shrinking History On Freud and the Failure of Psychohistory |
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| Author:
| Stannard, David E. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-60515-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1982 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $26.93 |
Book Description:
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A study of the burgeoning field of psychohistory - from Freud, its primogenitor, to its present-day academic practitioners - this work argues that little, if any, psychohistory is good history. The author systematically points out the pitfalls, sheer irrationality and ultimately ahistorical nature of this mode of historical inquiry.
A study of the burgeoning field of psychohistory - from Freud, its primogenitor, to its present-day academic practitioners - this work argues that little, if any, psychohistory is good history. The author systematically points out the pitfalls, sheer irrationality and ultimately ahistorical nature of this mode of historical inquiry.