Melanie Klein and Critical Social Theory An Account of Politics, Art, and Reason Based on Her Psychoanalytic Theory

C. Fred Alford

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In this thoughtful and lucid book, C. Fred Alford shows how the psychoanalytic theory of Melanie Klein can be extended to groups and culture and thus can illuminate issues of social theory and moral philosophy of the sort considered by the Frankfurt School. He then applies this expanded theory to the politics of large groups, the appeal of works of art, and the psychological sources of reason.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780300105582
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	Yale University Press
Pub date:	14 Jul 2005
Language:	English
Number of pages:	240
Weight:	392g
Height:	154mm
Width:	230mm
Spine width:	17mm