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Farhad Dalal - Taking the Group Seriously: Towards a Post-Foulkesian Group Analytic Theory (International Library of Group Analysis) - 9781853026423 - V9781853026423
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Taking the Group Seriously: Towards a Post-Foulkesian Group Analytic Theory (International Library of Group Analysis)

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Description for Taking the Group Seriously: Towards a Post-Foulkesian Group Analytic Theory (International Library of Group Analysis) Paperback. In this critique and extension of the work of S.H.Foulkes, Farhad Dalal presents a thorough contemporary appraisal of the theory of group analysis and its relevance to psychoanalysis as a whole. The author argues that Foulkes failed to develop a specific set of group concepts, relying instead on the traditional individualistic framework of Freud. Series: International Library of Group Analysis. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAF; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.

In this critique and extension of the work of S.H.Foulkes, Farhad Dalal presents a thorough contemporary appraisal of the theory of group analysis and its relevance to psychoanalysis as a whole. The author argues that Foulkes failed to develop a specific set of group concepts, relying instead on the traditional individualistic framework of Freud. The book explores why Foulkes failed to escape from the orthodox mother-infant paradigm and offers a new post-Foulkesian interpretation of group analytic theory.

Taking the Group Seriously is divided into six parts which trace the history of ideas behind group work, and draws on a ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Group Analysis
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853026423
SKU
V9781853026423
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10

About Farhad Dalal
Farhad Dalal is training group analyst and supervisor for the Institute of Group Analysis, London. He is in private practice as a psychotherapist and group analyst, and is a member of the North East London Psychotherapy and Counselling Association and the Group Analytic Network

Reviews for Taking the Group Seriously: Towards a Post-Foulkesian Group Analytic Theory (International Library of Group Analysis)
This book sets out to think about the development of the scientific understanding of the analytic group. The book is broken into six chapters, Freud Foulkes, The interlude between Foulkes and Elias, the sociologist, Biology, and it concludes with a chapter on the Elements of a Post-Foulkian Group Analytic Theory...It is both energetic, meticulous, restless, scrutinising, sometimes under a microscope, ... Read more

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