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Condition
Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
Release Year
2007
ISBN
9780972887564

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pitchstone LLC
ISBN-10
0972887563
ISBN-13
9780972887564
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45395081

Product Key Features

Book Title
Napoleon Against Himself : a Psychobiography
Number of Pages
543 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Europe / France, Historical
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Avner Falk
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
33.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-031114
Reviews
"The basic theme of Avner Falk's work: his ambivalent relationship with his mother, identified with his 'Motherland,' his resulting difficulties in achieving individuation, the 'narcissistic injuries' he suffered and his reactions of violence and aggression is most convincing. It is a most stimulating and original work." --Dorothy Carrington, "Israeli psychohistorian FaIk catches well the essence of Napoleon's life and career, discerning the thread in his personality. By taking an unconventional psychohistorical approach, FaIk has written a more insightful and textured biography of Napoleon than previous studies, demonstrating that Napoleon had a self-destructive personality . . . . Highly recommended." -- Choice
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
944.05092 B
Synopsis
Although Napoleon Bonaparte has been a favorite subject of biographers for nearly two centuries, to date no full-scale psychobiography of arguably the most compelling, fascinating, and complex leader in world history has ever been published. With Napoleon Against Himself , internationally recognized scholar Avner Falk fills this void. He not only considers Napoleon's intellect but also what use he made of it, how it affected his emotional life, and whether he used intellectualization as one of his unconscious defensive processes. Additionally, he examines Napoleon's ambivalent relationship with his mother, his identification with the "Motherland," and his fits of narcissistic rage, violence, and aggression. Specifically, Falk focuses on his numerous irrational, self-defeating, and self-destructive actions. In weaving in the psychological interpretations that have previously been proposed for Napoleon's actions with his own new insights, Falk has created a most stimulating and original work that sheds much needed light on Napoleon's troubled inner world., A most stimulating and original work that sheds much needed light on Napoleon's troubled inner world, Avner Falk's biography examines Napoleon's family background, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and death and offers new and novel explanations for his numerous irrational, self-defeating, and self-destructive actions.
LC Classification Number
DC203.F24 2007

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