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Revenge : on the dynamics of a frightening urge and its taming

Böhm, Tomas. (Author). Kaplan, Suzanne. (Added Author).

Summary: The authors' aim in this book is to focus on revenge as a neglected and insufficiently understood psychological mechanism in a broad spectrum ranging from the many and varied revenge acts of everyday life to the extreme societal destructiveness of genocide. Are perpetrators always avengers? What is the destructive potential of ordinary people? Envy, narcissistic wounds and rage are important themes with links to our forefathers. Human affects are central for attachment, symbolization and memory. How we deal with trauma will have an effect on the outcome of the revenge spiral. There are also gre.

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ISBN: 1780498527
ISBN: 9781780498522
ISBN: 1849409129
ISBN: 9781849409124
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 207 pages)
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Edition: Rev. English ed.
Publisher: London : Karnac Books, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	COVER; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; AUTHORS' FOREWORD; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; INTRODUCTION; PART I REVENGE; PART II RESTORATION; CHAPTER TEN Refraining from revenge; CHAPTER ELEVEN Surviving psychic trauma; CHAPTER TWELVE Stopping the revenge spiral; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Restoration and reconciliation; REFERENCES; INDEX.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Original Version Note:	Originally published in Swedish: Stockholm : Natur & kultur, 2009, under title: Hämnd eller upprättelse : hämndspiralens psykologi. 9789127118836 German version: Giessen : Psychosozial-Verlag, 2009, under title: Rache : zur Psychodynamik einer unheimlichen Lust und ihrer Zähmung. 9783898068307
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.