Eleven articles by contributors in psychology, English, political science, and private psychoanalytic practice trace psychoanalytic concepts in light of modernism and postmodernism for the purpose of developing sustained critiques of contributions by and limitations of postmodern theory. Topics include the connection of psychoanalysis and postmodernism in terms of psychic fragmentation and dislocation; psychoanalysis as a Foucaultian discursive formation; modernity (characterized by domination and security) and postmodernity (characterized by reflection and openness) as object-relational configurations; and psychic flux as dependent on reference points external to self. Distributed in the U.S. by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
