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Routledge - Normalizing the Balkans: Geopolitics of Psychoanalysis

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Normalizing the Balkans: Geopolitics of Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry by Routledge offers a deep examination of how psychiatric language has been used to define entire regions. This scholarly work examines the historical patterns of colonial psychoanalysis and psychiatry, drawing parallels between British India, French Africa, and Nazi-era practices. The book explores how the psychoanalysis and psychiatry of the Balkans during the 1990s used the concept of psychic normality to represent the Balkans as an insane geography. This framing served to justify military and symbolic takeovers of the region. By looking at Freud's self-analysis and its connection to his travels through the Balkans, the text connects these psychiatric frameworks to the concepts of Orientalism described by Edward Said. This text is essential for students and professionals in anthropology, sociology, and medical history. It provides a critical look at the intersection of mental health disciplines and geopolitical power, helping readers understand how the language of psychiatry can shape international perception and political action.

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Examines the historical connection between colonial psychiatry in British India and French Africa and the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.

Analyzes how the language of psychic normality was used to define the Balkans as an insane geography to justify political and military actions.

Explores the relationship between Freud's self-analysis and his journeys through the Balkans as a precursor to Orientalism.

Provides a critical academic perspective on the intersection of psychoanalysis, psychiatry, and geopolitical power structures.

Offers scholarly insights into the ways psychiatric frameworks can be deployed to represent and control the space of the Other.

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Brand: Routledge
Model: 3TWDDA0044DK
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1409433153
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 24 November 2011
Listed Since: 10 August 2011

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