Nation on the Couch
Inside South Africa's Mind
Published on 7. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-990973-30-7 (ISBN)
Description
Provocative, insightful and brilliantly written by Professor Wahbie Long, Nation on the Couch explores life in our beloved country through the lens of psychoanalysis. By focusing on the idea of a 'political unconscious', it argues that there is much to be learnt from excavating the inner life of South Africans, which can illuminate the external problems that beset us from all sides.
It will challenge readers to rethink the way we see ourselves, why we do what we do and why we are who we are.
It will challenge readers to rethink the way we see ourselves, why we do what we do and why we are who we are.
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Language
English
Place of publication
South Africa
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-990973-30-7 (9781990973307)
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Dr Wahbie Long is a senior lecturer and clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychology at UCT. He is a Mandela Mellon Fellow at Harvard University, a member of the American Psychological Associations Task Force on Indigenous Psychology, and the 2016 recipient of the Early Career Award of the Society for the History of Psychology.