The inability to mourn: principles of collective behavior. Preface by Robert Jay Lifton ; translated by Beverley R. Placzek

Mitscherlich, Alexander, 1908-1982

Published by New York: Grove Press, 1975

very good dust-jacket, $12.50 price covered by a small label, very good blue cloth. remainder stamp on bottom foredge, previous owner's attractive bookplate inside front cover with city and date written in black ink beneath it. MITSCHERLICH, ALEXANDER. The inability to mourn: principles of collective behavior. Preface by Robert Jay Lifton ; translated by Beverley R. Placzek. New York: Grove Press, 1975, stated First Printing, xxviii, 322pp., . CONTENTS: Preface / Robert Jay Lifton -- Authors' Foreword to the American Edition -- Introduction -- Chapter I: The Inability to Mourn - with Which Is Associated A German Way of Loving -- 1. German Illusions -- 2. The Fuhrer is to Blame for Everything -- 3. Successful Defense Against Mass Melancholia -- 4. Techniques of De-realization -- 5. Wounded Narcissism -- 6. The Projection of Unconscious Fantasies of Revenge -- 7. The Stigma of Emigration -- 8. Infatuation with the Fuhrer -- 9. Is There Another Way to Mourn? -- 10. Postscript -- Chapter II: Variations on the Theme -- 1. Psychoanalytic Notes on Man's Adaptability to Civilization -- 2. Taboo, Resentment and Backwardness, as Demonstrated by Historical Decisions -- 3. On the Psychology of Prejudice -- Chapter III: The Relativization of Morality and the Contradictions that Society Must Tolerate -- Chapter IV: Identifications and Their Fate in Adolescence -- 1. Protest and Bewilderment -- 2. Parents as Models -- 3. Alteration of Roles -- 4. Identification and Identity -- 5. Repetition and Dissolution in Adolescence of Previous Behavior Patterns -- 6. The Course of Adolescence and Its Relation to Changes in Authority -- 7. Prolongation or Warding-off of Adolescence -- 8. The Influence of the Ego-Ideal on Adolescent Development -- 9. The Nature of the Emotional Relationship with the Parents as the Basis for the Individual's Own Sense of Worth -- 10. The Influence of the Third Reich -- 11. Vicissitudes of Adolescent Development -- 12. Adolescence and Political Attitudes -- Chapter V: Tolerance - Proclaimed and Practiced -- Chapter VI: The Social and the Personal Ego -- Chapter VII: Changing Patterns of Political Authority -- Chapter VIII: Consequences - Open-Ended Conflicts -- Index of Names -- Subject Index. 9780394492551 ISBN 0394492552. Seller Inventory # 94574

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Title: The inability to mourn: principles of ...
Publisher: New York: Grove Press, 1975
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition