He has also written clear introductions to. It] should spark wide controversy for a long time to come. Peter Gay, a leading scholar of Freud, has put together this selection to provide a full portrait of Freuds thought. "Incisive, persuasive, a delight to read. It] should spark wide controversy for a long time to come."-Los Angeles Times Book Review "An impassioned, compelling argument for the utility of the psychoanalytic perspective to inform historical studies."-Library Journal "Gay is one of those rare academics whose competence in psychoanalysis is hardly less than his expertise in historical research."-The New York Times No mere polemic, Freud for Historians is a thoughtful and detailed contribution to a major intellectual debate. Iin this book, Gay takes on the opposition's arguments, defending psychoanalysis as a discipline that can enhance social, economic, and literary studies. Now Peter Gay, one of America's leading historians, builds and eloquent case for "history informed by psychoanalysis" and offers an impressive rebuttal to the charges of the profession's anti-Freudians. Is psychoanalysis a legitimate tool for helping us understand the past? Many traditional historians have answered with an emphatic no, greeting the introduction of Freud into historical study with reponses ranging from condescending skepticism to outrage. Is psychoanalysis a legitimate tool for helping us understand the past? Many traditional historians have answered with an emphatic no, greeting the introduction of Freud into historical study with reponses ranging from condescending skepticism to out.
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