Freudian Repression: Conversation Creating the Unconscious [Hardcover]

Michael Billig (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521650526 | ISBN-13: 978-0521650526 | Publication Date: November 13, 1999 | Edition: 1

Freudian Repression presents an original reformulation of Freud's concept of repression, showing that in his theory of the unconscious he fails to examine how people actually repress shameful thoughts. Billig suggests that language is both expressive and repressive; he examines some of Freud's classic case histories and Freud's own life to show that even Freud himself can be seen to be repressing. Freud and Repression also offers new insights on the current debate about recovered memories and the ideological background to psychoanalysis, which will guarantee its interdisciplinary appeal.

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'This insightful book is well worth reading.' The Psychologist

Book Description

Freudian Repression presents an original reformulation of Freud's concept of repression, showing that in his theory of the unconscious he fails to examine how people actually repress shameful thoughts. Billig suggests that language is both expressive and repressive, examining some of Freud's classic case histories and Freud's own life to show that even Freud himself can be seen to be repressing. Freudian Repression also offers new insights on the current debate about recovered memories and the ideological background to psychoanalysis which will guarantee its interdisciplinary appeal.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 298 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (November 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521650526
• ISBN-13: 978-0521650526
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,942,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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