{"title":"Books by Andre Green","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781912691647","title":"On the Destruction and Death Drives","description":"‘Living with the idea of bearing a death-force fundamentally directed at oneself is hardly easy to admit. It is less so in any case than the idea that we are all murderers, that we are ever ready to plead legitimate defence or the need to survive so as to strike out at another.’ André Green, from the ForewordWhat drives men to kill and self-destruct? On the Death and Destruction Drives traces the introduction and development of the controversial concept of the “death drive”, from the work of Freud (1920–1938) to the main contributions of classical and post-Freudian authors, including Ferenczi, Klein, Bion, Winnicott, and Lacan. Shedding light on non-neurotic phenomena and structures, such as anorexia, bulimia, depression, suicide, criminal behaviour, André Green offers a new perspective on the relationship between the life drive (Eros) and the death drive (Thanatos).   André Green was a key figure in contemporary psychoanalysis, who embraced philosophy and an international outlook to enhance psychoanalytic theory. This book was one of his last works, originally published in French as Pourquoi les pulsions de destruction ou de mort? in 2012. Green’s defence of one of Freud’s most daring revisions of his drive theory remains relevant to psychoanalytic work today, and it is an honour to bring this excellent translation to the English-speaking world. To enhance its worth, the book includes an introduction from translator Steven Jaron to clarify certain technical terms and situate the book within Green’s oeuvre. This book is an important contribution to the development of psychoanalytic theory and essential reading for all trainee and practising psychoanalysts.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309037957493,"sku":"9781912691647","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781912691647_9e459100-09dc-4afb-a2b2-9ca5374bbe34.jpg?v=1786030179"},{"product_id":"9781800133686","title":"Contemporary Psychoanalytic Practice","description":"Aiming to theoretically re-establish clinical practice, Green revisits the very foundations of the analytic method. He traces a new map of the psychoanalytic field, now redefined by the predominance of non-neurotic structures, and follows the Freudian technical model centered on the notion of transference, and the post-Freudian model emphasizing countertransference (or the \"analyst's desire\").   From this innovative perspective, Green distinguishes the myths from the realities of the analytic process, questions the extension of the concept of countertransference, reevaluates the technical articulations of interpretation and construction, and reformulates the relationships between repetition, memory, and elaboration. This volume closes with three essays on functioning at the limits of analyzability, including the remarkable theoretical-clinical study: “Sexuality in non-neurotic structures”.   The essays in this book were selected by Green in dialogue with Fernando Urribarri to make them accessible to a wider readership. They reflect the post-1974 elaborations and conclusions drawn from Green’s extensive clinical experience treating and supervising analytic work. They are a testament to Green’s determination to extend Freudian theory to adapt to contemporary clinical challenges, while consistently remaining within the Freudian paradigm. This is the perfect book to launch the pivotal French Psychoanalysis: Contemporary Voices, Classical Texts series. Filled with fresh ideas, it is essential reading for all psychoanalytic clinicians, academics, and trainees.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368162144629,"sku":"9781800133686","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781800133686.jpg?v=1791213106"},{"product_id":"the-work-of-the-negative","title":"The Work of the Negative","description":"The author, a French psychoanalyst and thinker, draws attention to the work of the negative in Freud, examining aspects such as dream works and the work of mourning. The \"work of the negative\" refers to how we cope, or do not cope, with the inevitability of lacking what we want.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490223038837,"sku":"9781853434709","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781853434709.jpg?v=1786442107"},{"product_id":"illusions-and-disilllusions-of-psychoanalytic-work","title":"Illusions and Disilllusions of Psychoanalytic Work","description":"\u003cem\u003eIllusions and Disillusions of Psychoanalytic Work\u003c\/em\u003e recounts and explores the disappointing and sometimes tragic evolutions of the treatments of certain patients who are resistant to the effects of analytic work. In this book the author reports cases taken from his own experience and that of his collaborators. The author points out moreover, that such cases have never been absent from the series of analysands that he has treated, from the early days of his practice up until today, without minimizing his counter-transference reactions or their possible impact on these disappointing evolutions.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490371772789,"sku":"9781855753297","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781855753297.jpg?v=1786442269"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-andre-green.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}