Mind, Culture, and Global Unrest
Subtitle: Psychoanalytic Reflections
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781782200673
Subjects: Ethnopsychology; Psychoanalysis; Anthropology
Description: In this book the author addresses certain matters of urgent global concern. These include migration across national borders, the current refugee crisis, ethno-racial prejudice, subjective distress of minorities, and, above all, the forever-present ominous shadow of terrorism. Akhtar evolves and advocates a uniquely 'anthropological psychoanalysis' which is a blend of depth psychology and humanities, including sociology, economics, political science, history, and , of course, anthropology. He deconstructs what seems self-evident and confronts his readers with some socio-politically unpleasant realities, both within psychoanalysis and in the prevalent perspectives on the on-going turmoil and bloodshed in today's world.