War as Reset
Insights from Contemporary Analytical Psychology on the Age of Hypocrisy
Stefano Carpani editor Ludmilla Ostermann editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:17th Apr '25
£32.99
This title is due to be published on 17th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
In an age continuously shaped and shocked by wars and societal crises, this book serves as an antidote to superficial media frenzy. Exploring the interplay between the insights from analytical psychology and global dynamics, it unravels the meanings behind our shared fears and invites readers to confront challenging truths shaping our present and future.
The first part of this book explores the multifaceted aspect of war, as Stefano Carpani interviews authoritative figures from the fields of Jungian psychoanalysis, sociology, history and religion. Their insights shed light on the meaning of war, the concept of fatherland, the masculine nature of war and the potential for total conflict. In part two of the book, Jungian therapists reflect on their experiences, offering insights into the impact of war on the field of analysis, presenting a comprehensive exploration of war from interdisciplinary perspectives. The contributions touch upon themes like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, healing through arts-based research, violence practiced by the state in Argentina, sexual violence or the effect of the IRA on Irish society.
This book proposes that war often serves as a reset mechanism, and that our era can be termed the one of hypocrisy. It will be of interest to academics, scholars and students within the fields of analytical psychology, psychosocial studies, psychoanalysis and sociology.
‘War is a topic perennial and urgently current. The insightful contributions to this discussion here published capture many of war’s psychological complexities and will help the questioning reader to think more clearly about a topic both fascinating and horrifying.’
Murray Stein, PhD., author of Jung’s Map of the Soul
‘The important thing about this book is how real it is. Sure, it is full of Jungian, post-Jungian and spiritual reflections on war. And these include challenges to a great deal of orthodox psychosocial and psychoanalytic thinking. But I truly felt the smells, sounds, wounds and sheer mortality of war thrusting themselves at the reader. It is the kind of book that should have a "trigger warning" on it, that it might upset some readers. And a good thing too.’
Professor Andrew Samuels, author of A New Therapy for Politics?
‘War as Reset is a big slow cooked stew with many ingredients including reflection on wars in Ukraine/Russia, Israel/Palestine, Argentina, Italy (Sicily) Ireland, China and issues of gender, identity, trauma, displacement, terror, and the presence and/or absence of the gods in the world in general and in wars in particular. War as Reset is most ambitious in scope and depth. It has in mind a specific focus—the intriguing notion of reset—of war as an attempt to “restore a deteriorating order and set of values, striving to revive the world of yesterday. against the fear of the “world of tomorrow”.’
Thomas Singer, Co-Creator/Editor Mind of State
ISBN: 9781032486420
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 453g
294 pages