Hester Wakefield has never spoken to any person other than her parents, or seen the outside world. Her days consist of religious observance, chores, and punishments, and the only solace she has is in
A fascinating look at the role of loss, love, and hate in modern social and political life. In this collection of new and previously published essays, political theorist Isaac D. Balbus deepens and e
Contains eight contributions, each of which provides a detailed analysis of a given Lacanian idea, with attention to the theoretical and/or practical context in which Lacan introduced it, the way in w
Practicing psychoanalyst Haute (philosophical anthropology, U. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands) comments narrowly on Lacan's The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialectic of Desire in the Freudian Unc
The study of topology examines the way something can change shape while still retaining the same properties. Jacques Lacan devoted the last part of his teaching to the topology of the subject. During
Lacan Today: Psychoanalysis, Science, Religion offers a lucid overview of the French psychoanalyst's work. In five sections--"The Structure of the Subject," "Epistemology,&a
A new novel of artful understatement about mortality, estrangement, and the absurdity of life from the acclaimed author of Unformed Landscape and In Strange GardensOn a day like any other, Andreas cha
As founder of the Peace Corps, Head Start, the Special Olympics (with wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver), and other organizations, Sargent Shriver was a key social and political figure whose influence conti
An analysis of the use of the mirror as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for children and adolescents.Dr. Paulina F. Kernberg, the founder of a clinical program for children of divorced families at N
A practical introduction to contemporary psychoanalysis that is accessible to all mental health professionals.Trained mostly in cognitive-behavioral methods and techniques, many recent graduates from
Winner of the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyHow to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love—such questions arise in most people
