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Subject to Ourselves: Social Theory, Psychoanalysis and Postmodernity (Great Barrington Books)
Subject to Ourselves Social Theory Psychoanalysis and Postmodernity - Great Barrington Books Author:Anthony Elliott The revised edition of Subject to Ourselves, a lively and provocative book that was a leader on its topic in England, uses psychoanalytic theory as the basis for a fresh reassessment of the nature of modernity and postmodernism. Analyzing changing experiences of selfhood, desire, interpersonal relations, culture and globalization, the author dev... more »elops a novel account of postmodernity that supplants current understandings of fragmented selves. Subject to Ourselves includes a diverse set of case studies, including the power of fantasy in military violence and war, the debate over sexual seduction in psychoanalysis, and the cultural uses of media and new information technologies. The book will be essential reading for students and professionals of social and political theory, psychoanalytic studies, psychology and cultural studies, as well as those with an interest in the modernity/postmodernity debate.« less