Explorations in Psychohistory : the Wellfleet Papers (1974 Touchstone paperback)

Description: Explorations in Psychohistory : The Wellfleet Papers / edited by Robert Jay Lifton with Eric Olson, and with essays by Erik Erikson and Kenneth Keniston. New York : Touchstone ; 1974. 372 pages ; 8.5 in. trade paperback. Condition is Good. Ships by US Media Mail. Combined or expedited shipping available; DM seller with inquiries. "Psychohistory, a frontier in psychology, is an increasingly valuable too! for understanding the psychology of the individual in history, and the significance of historical events. This volume, by the founding practitioners of this evolving discipline, explores the potential of psychohistory for learning more about man in time by combining historical research with psychological knowledge and insights. The Wellfleet Papers are the result of informal exchanges of a working group, which continues to meet regularly, initiated in 1966 by Erik Erikson, Robert Jay Lifton, and Kenneth Keniston." Includes: Robert Jay Lifton—Introduction; Robert Jay Lifton—On Psychohistory; Erik H. Erikson—On the Nature of Psychohistorical Evidence: In Search of Gandhi; Philip Rieff—Freud and the Authority of the Past; Erik H. Erikson—Play and Actuality; Bruce Mazlish—The Mills: Father and Son; Kenneth Keniston—Psychological Development and Historical Change; Robert Coles—The Method; Norman Birnbaum—Critical Theory and Psychohistory; Peter Brooks—Symbolization and Fiction-Making; Stuart Hampshire—Struggles Over Theory; Alexander and Margarete Mitscherlich—The Inability to Mourn; Robert Jay Lifton—The Sense of Immortality: On Death and the Continuity of Life; Kenneth Keniston—Revolution or Counterrevolution?; Appendix: Excerpts from Sigmund Freud's Moses and Monotheism; Dealing with Freud's Approach to History.

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