{"product_id":"2026100008070-secondhand-love-guilt-and-reparation-and-other-works-1921-1945","title":"Love, Guilt And Reparation And Other Works 1921-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded - no tears, some moisture damage. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in the history of psychoanalysis have reshaped our understanding of the human mind as profoundly as Melanie Klein, and Love, Guilt and Reparation and Other Works 1921–1945 stands as a landmark collection of her most formative writings. This anthology chronicles Klein's groundbreaking theoretical work across a pivotal period, presenting her radical investigations into the inner worlds of infants and children — the phantasies, anxieties, and primitive emotional conflicts that she argued form the bedrock of all adult psychological life. From her pioneering technique of child analysis to her development of the concepts of the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions, Klein's prose is precise, unflinching, and revelatory in its scope.\n\nTaken together, these essays illuminate the central tensions that animated Klein's entire career: the interplay of love and destructiveness, the genesis of guilt, and the reparative impulse that she saw as fundamental to creativity, mourning, and moral development. Her style is rigorous yet deeply humane, demanding careful reading while rewarding the patient reader with insights that continue to reverberate through contemporary clinical practice and cultural theory. For anyone serious about the history of psychoanalysis or the depths of human emotional experience, this collection presents an essential and endlessly provocative body of thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130695557339,"sku":"2026100008070-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b4f3e1c3-59eb-4076-8fcb-5fa24e0a5234.png?v=1786588717","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008070-secondhand-love-guilt-and-reparation-and-other-works-1921-1945","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}