The International Self: Psychoanalysis and the Search for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Author(s) : Mira M. Sucharov

The International Self: Psychoanalysis and the Search for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Book Details

  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Published : 2005
  • Category :
    Psychoanalysis
  • Catalogue No : 25041
  • ISBN 13 : 9780791465066
  • ISBN 10 : 0791465063

Reviews and Endorsements

This is an innovative case study of why the stronger party in an enduring international rivalry would negotiate for peace, perhaps more about social psychology and interaction than about psychoanalysis . It is surprisingly readable, yet technically sound; more process oriented than the often-quoted Freudian pseudo analyses of governmental leaders. - CHOICE

"Sucharov provides a genuine contribution to contemporary debates in international relations theory. Her application of psychoanalysis to international conflict and peace studies is entirely new and will promote further research in this area." - Tami Amanda Jacoby, coeditor of "Redefining Security in the Middle East"

Table Of Contents

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Psychoanalysis and International Relations
3. The Israeli Self
4. The Security Ethic of the IDF
5. Israel and the Lebanon War
6. Israel and the Intifada
7. From Dissonance to Rightsizing-Israel's Path to Oslo
8. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography

Mira M. Sucharov is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Carleton University.
Index

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