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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060974575
ISBN-139780060974572
eBay Product ID (ePID)1201189
Product Key Features
Book TitleAssault on Truth : Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1992
TopicLove & Romance, Movements / Psychoanalysis, Abuse / Child Abuse, General
IllustratorYes
FeaturesReprint
GenreFamily & Relationships, Psychology
AuthorJeffrey M. Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN91-050507
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal150.19/52
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisIn 1896, Sigmund Freud presented his revolutionary "seduction theory," arguing that acts of sexual abuse and violence inflicted on children are the direct cause of adult mental illness. Nine years later, Freud completely reversed his position, insisting that these sexual memories were actually fantasies that never happened. Why did Freud retract the seduction theory? And why has the psychoanalytic community gone to such lengths to conceal that retraction? In this landmark book, drawing on his unique access to formerly sealed and hidden papers, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson dares to uncover the truth about this critical turning point in Freud's career and its enduring impact on the theory and practice of psychoanalysis. The Assault on Truth reveals a reality that neither Freud nor his followers could bear to face. Bracing in its honesty, gripping its revelations, this is the book that prompted Masson's break with the psychoanalytic community-and launched his subsequent brilliant career as an independent thinker and writer.
