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Greed: Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Realms

Editor : Salman Akhtar

Reviews and Endorsements

‘This superbly edited volume explores greed within the microcosms of psychoanalytic situations of both patients and analysts, as well as within the context of contemporary society at large. Hardly addressed by Freud, greed drew the attention of Klein who placed its destructive potential within the centrality of infantile experience, and Winnicott who discerned the robust health in greed and its seemingly abhorrent manifestations. This exceptional contemporary volume by Akhtar and fellow psychoanalysts not only explicates the tensions between these polarities but also tackles the wide-ranging phenomena related to greed in the psychoanalytic depth they deserve.’
–– Jaswant Guzder, MD, Professor, McGill Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and Associate at the McGill Faculty of Social Work

‘If you thought greed meant just wanting too much, you will be astounded, reading this book, at the psychological richness of greed’s manifestations and causes. The examples collected by Salman Akhtar and his contributors include the ‘primal greed’ to possess women that appears in men’s sexual fantasies; ‘anticipatory greed’ which occurs in teenage girls’ icon-crushes; and greed in relation to time management and end-of-life attitudes. In this book you will experience a modern, theoretical romp through greed in the psychotherapeutic situation. If you are greedy for new, useful knowledge, you will thoroughly enjoy this superb compilation.’
–– Jerome S. Blackman, MD, DFAPA, FACPsa, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Training Analyst, Contemporary Freudian Society, Washington, DC