Fear of Breakdown: Politics and Psychoanalysis

by Noëlle McAfee

Book Overview

What is behind the upsurge of virulent nationalism and intransigent politics across the globe today? In Fear of Breakdown, No?lle McAfee uses psychoanalytic theory to explore the subterranean anxieties behind current crises and the ways in which democratic practices can help work through seemingly intractable political conflicts. Working at the intersection of psyche and society, McAfee draws on psychoanalyst D. W. Winnicott's concept of the fear...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231192681
• ISBN13: 9780231192682
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.5"