Blacks and Jews on the Couch: Psychoanalytic Reflections on Black-Jewish Conflict
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Black-Jewish relations--at the symbolic level--are in shambles, writes Cornel West. One has only to recall the 1991 Crown Heights tragedy and its aftermath to recognize to what extent Black-Jewish relations have deteriorated. The emergence of frequently anti-Semitic black demagogues like Louis Farrakhan and Leonard Jeffries and the Jewish community's turn to neo-conservatism have only made matters worse. Mistrust, ambivalence, and other negative feelings characterize much of Black-Jewish relations. Unlike most books on this topic which are written from a sociocultural, historical, and literary perspective, this anthology looks at the psychological motives, beliefs, and desires that impair relations between the two groups. For example, unresolved vulnerabilities in respective communities from the Holocaust and slavery remain driving and complex passions that still disrupt Black-Jewish relations. Psychoanalysis is a powerful conceptual tool to untangle these issues and other aspects of the larger societal race-relations problem.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0275956660
ISBN13:9780275956660
Release Date:October 1998
Publisher:Praeger
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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African-American & Black African-American Studies Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Clinical Psychology Education & Reference Ethnic & National Ethnic Studies Ethnopsychology Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Jewish Politics & Social Sciences Psychoanalysis Psychology Psychology & Counseling Psychotherapy Psychotherapy, TA & NLP Reference Social Sciences Specific DemographicsCustomer Reviews
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