Freud's Free Clinics

Danto recovers the neglected history of Freud and other psychoanalysts' intense social activism and their commitment to treating the poor and working class.Afte... » 

Danto recovers the neglected history of Freud and other psychoanalysts' intense social activism and their commitment to treating the poor and working class.After World War I some psychoanalysts saw themselves as brokers of social change and viewed psychoanalysis as a challenge to conventional political and social traditions. Drawing on oral histories and new archival material, Danto offers vivid portraits of the movement's central figures and their beliefs. She also discusses the important treatments and methods developed during this period. «