Launer, John
Sex vs Survival: The Life and Ideas of Sabina Spielrein
- ISBN 13:
- 9780715653159
- author:
- Launer, John
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Duckworth
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 centimetres (0.28 kg
- Genre:
- Biography, Social Scientists & Psychologist, Nonfiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Sabina Spielrein was a woman who overcame family and psychiatric abuse to become an original thinker in the field of psychotherapy. Her life story is one of transformation, from being one of Carl Jung's disturbed patients to becoming a leading figure in Western psychology and the Soviet intelligentsia. This biography brings her life and ideas to the centre of the story, examining her key role in the development of psychoanalysis and the rift between Jung and Freud. Drawing on fresh research into Spielrein's diaries, papers and correspondence, John Launer tells the gripping tale of her tumultuous affair with Jung, which played a significant role in both their lives and intellectual journeys. Launer also sheds light on Spielrein's overlooked ideas, which were later vindicated by developments in psychology and evolutionary biology. At the heart of this biography is the story of a passionate woman who defied convention and forged her own path. Launer's book offers a fresh perspective on a fascinating figure, one who transformed herself and the field of psychotherapy in the process.
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