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Nick Basannavar

Freud/Nixon


A Reappraisal of the Psychohistorial Approach
2010. 76 S.
Verlag/Jahr: VDM VERLAG DR. MÜLLER 2010
ISBN: 3-639-24767-1 (3639247671)
Neue ISBN: 978-3-639-24767-1 (9783639247671)

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Historians seemingly declared the end of psychohistory in the 1970s, but the time has come for a reappraisal. Once a notorious, far-reaching movement with origins rooted in Freudian psychoanalysis, psychohistory set out to understand motivation and explain action in historical subjects and events by utilising established psychological systems. When accusations of shoddy scholarship and reductionist technique were thrown at psychohistory´s exponents, it seemed its time had passed. Here, Nick Basannavar explores the subgenre in depth before asking whether history turned its back too soon on the possible benefits of psychohistory. Taking a historiographical approach, he uses a case study of the psychohistorical literature on Richard Nixon to measure the successes, failures, and future potential of psychohistory.
Nick Basannavar holds a B.A. (Hons) and an M.A. in Contemporary History from the University of Bristol. His research interests lie in the philosophy of history and critical theory. He plans to work in Japan for a period before returning to London.