Melanie Klein Revisited: Pioneer and Revolutionary in the Psychoanalysis of Young Children (The Tavistock Clinic Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1782203338 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kuhrt) From Samarkand to Sardis: A New Approach to the Seleucid Empire. Most recently she co-edited with Debbie Hindle, Sibling Matters: A Psychoanalytic, Developmental and Systemic Approach to which she contributed chapters on Freud and Klein. . She was until her recent retirement from the NHS a Consultant Child
Her account of Klein’s thought is based upon investigation not only of Klein’s published work and what is known about Klein’s life, but also on the archive held at the Wellcome Library for the History of Medicine. This book brings the reader’s attention back in close focus to Klein’s work with little children and the theoretical conclusions she drew from it. This book helps us realise afresh the courage of Klein’s deductions and the fact that she looked at the
It will also be of interest to those concerned with the history and development of child psychoanalysis, and especially those interested in Melanie Klein’s work in the UK and abroad.. Among important new sources are the treatment notes published in Claudia Frank’s seminal book Melanie Klein in Berlin, a rare exception to the current trend of publication for those interested in Klein’s child work.Melanie Klein Revisited is relevant to professionals working in a wide range of contexts from a range of professional bases, as well as child psychoanalytic psychotherapists and analysts. In the twenty-first century, little attention has been paid to the revolutionary character of her work with this age group, or to her recognition of the importance of mother-infant relations.This book is concerned primarily with Klein’s work with pre-latency children and aims to give these small ch