Women's Aggressive Fantasies: A Post-Jungian Exploration of Self-Hatred, Love and Agency

by Sue Austin

Overview

Drawing together apparently disparate strands of theory from feminism, critical psychology, contemporary psychoanalysis and post-Jungian thought, this books succeeds in providing a new insight into the phenomenon of female violence and aggression.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781583919095
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/27/2005
Pages:	286
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

A Different Way of Looking at Aggression. The Telos of Aggression: A Post-Jungian Perspective. Identity Nightmares and a Methodology in the Madness. Transgressing Rational Identity. Explosive Visibility. Eating Disorders and the Telos of Aggression. Aggressive Energies and Relationships.

Editorial Reviews

"This very useful book takes its place amongst the new literature of psychoanalytic thought...Its emphasis on women and gender give the book a particular place in understanding the influences of culture on the human mind."- Jean Thomson, Psychodynamic Practice, August 2007

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