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The Shadow of the Object

The Shadow of the Object Psychoanalysis of the Unthought Known

Paperback (24 May 1989)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Basing his view on the object relations theories of the "British School" of psychoanalysis, Christopher Bollas examines the human subject's memories of its earliest experiences (during infancy and childhood) of the object, whether it be mother, father, or self. He explains in well-written and non-technical language how the object can affect the child, or "cast in shadow," without the child being able to process this relation through mental representations of language.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780231066273
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 616.8917
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 283
Weight: 454g
Height: 228mm
Width: 150mm
Spine width: 20mm