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Sep 20, 2024 12:34 PM

Author:Anna Freud

Selected Writings

'There are few situations in life which are more difficult to cope with than an adolescent son or daughter during the attempt to liberate themselves'

Anna Freud was one of the most creative and innovative thinkers in the history of psychoanalysis, whose pioneering work in child analysis and development revolutionized the treatment of the young.

This essential anthology of her writings includes extracts from her classic The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence, as well as papers on normal and pathological child development, on adolescence, trauma, aggression and analytical technique. Together they offer a definitive overview of her entire career, displaying the richness, variety and originality of her thinking.

'An achievement of the first importance ... underlines the clarity and cogency of Anna Freud's thinking, [and] makes it accessible to a wide audience'

Clifford Yorke, former Medical Director, the Anna Freud Centre, London

Reviews

An achievement of the first importance ... The authors are to be congratulated on producing a work that not only underlines the clarity and cogency of Anna Freud's thinking, but makes it accessible to a wide audience that will include not only psychoanalysts, but all those with a serious concern for children and the way they become adults.

—— Clifford Yorke, former Medical Director, the Anna Freud Centre, London

Fascinating. A wise and compassionate book full of insight and understanding that would help anyone experiencing grief, or those surrounding them. I am so glad this book exists.

—— Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of 'The Last Act of Love'

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—— Rabbi Julia Neuberger

A wonderfully important and transforming book - lucid, consoling and wise.

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Fresh research, counter-intuitive insights, lively writing, practical calls to action ... Grant has a deserved reputation as an original thinker.

—— The Financial Times

[A] rich and practical paean to nonconformity.

—— Fortune

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—— The New York Times Book Review

One of the most original thinkers of our time.

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