The Shadow of the Object: Psychoanalysis of the Unthought Known

by Christopher Bollas

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Basing his view on the object relations theories of the "British School" of psychoanalysis, Christopher Bollas examines the human subject's memories of its earliest experiences (during infancy and childhood) of the object, whether it be mother, father, or self. He explains in well-written and non-technical language how the object can affect the child, or "cast in shadow," without the child being able to process this relation through mental representations...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231066279

ISBN13:9780231066273

Release Date:June 1989

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:301 Pages

Weight:0.97 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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