The Minimal Self: Psychic Survival in Troubled Times
Author | : Christopher Lasch |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1984 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780393302639 |
ISBN-13 | : 0393302636 |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Minimal Self: Psychic Survival in Troubled Times written by Christopher Lasch and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Even more valuable than its widely praised predecessor, The Culture of Narcissism." —John W. Aldridge Faced with an escalating arms race, rising crime and terrorism, environmental deterioration, and long-term economic decline, people have retreated from commitments that presuppose a secure and orderly world. In his latest book, Christopher Lasch, the renowned historian and social critic, powerfully argues that self-concern, so characteristic of our time, has become a search for psychic survival.