Vamik Volkan: 16 books
Killing in the Name of Identity
A Study of Bloody Conflicts
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
“Why do they hate us so?” Vamik Volkan has the most compelling, humane, and universal response to the riddle of our time. In this extraordinary and timely book, Volkan explains better than anyone the relationship between large-group identities and massive traumas and current events and ongoing...
Blind Trust
Large Groups and Their Leaders in Times of Crisis and Terror
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Blind Trust is the culmination of more than three decades of profound immersion in the most pressing sociopolitical conflicts of our time, by the psychoanalyst with probably the most direct experience with such issues of any in the world. Author Vamik Volkan applies his knowledge of depth psychology...
Religious Knives
Historical and Psychological Dimensions of International Terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
In this timely multidimensional study, historian Jouni Suistola and psychoanalyst Vamik D. Volkan draw on their respective disciplines and their own personal and professional experiences to investigate the historical and psychological roots of terrorism. Specifically, what is it in human nature that...
Psychoanalytic Technique Expanded
A Textbook on Psychoanalytic Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
In this pioneering textbook, a master psychoanalyst makes his innovative “field work” teaching technique available to seasoned practitioners and budding students alike. They can, figuratively, sit outside the one-way mirror to watch Dr. Volkan treat patients with neurotic, borderline, and narcissistic...
Before and After Violence
Developmental, Clinical, and Sociocultural Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
From childhood onwards, humans use their environment’s responses to construct models or schemata to link feelings and impulses with actions and effects. If the environment during those formative years is unreliable, frustrating, or violating, the construction of those internal models can be disrupted...
Ghosts in the Human Psyche
The Story of a "Muslim Armenian"
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2019
Vamik Volkan examines the impact of past and present historical events, cultural elements, political movements and their mental images on the psyche of individuals. Beginning with the history of the debates concerning the relevance of external events to the human psyche, Volkan moves on to look at...
Immigrants and Refugees
Trauma, Perennial Mourning, Prejudice, and Border Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Aside from the many political, cultural and economic aspects of the present refugee crisis in Europe, it is also crucial to consider the psychological element. In our fast-changing world, globalisation, advances in communication technology, fast travel, terrorism and now the refugee crisis make psychoanalytic...
Enemies on the Couch
A Psychopolitical Journey Through War and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
For more than 30 years, renowned psychoanalyst Vamik D. Volkan has applied the theories of his profession to societies in conflict, venturing into cauldrons of unrest as observer, mediator, and practitioner. In this volume, he shares his experiences facilitating dialogue between opposing enemy groups,...
Life After Loss
The Lessons of Grief
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
How we cope with grief and come to terms with the death of a loved one shapes our world. In this comprehensive guide to the mourning process, Dr Volkan, a world-recognised authority on grief, shows how each mourning is as individualised as our fingerprints, encoded with our past history of losses....
Regional and Ethnic Conflicts
Perspectives from the Front Lines, CourseSmart eTextbook
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
This book provides readers alternative, first-hand, front-line perspectives and insights on some of the major ethnopolitical conflicts plaguing the planet. It promotes the cultivation of a global culture of conflict prevention and peace promotion.
by Vamik D. Volkan, Gabriele Ast, William F. Greer
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The Third Reich in the Unconscious: Transgenerational Transmission and Its Consequences examines the effects of the Holocaust on second-generation survivors and specifically describes how historical images and trauma are transferred. The authors reveal the many ways in which the psychological legacy...
Psychoanalysis, International Relations, and Diplomacy
A Sourcebook on Large-Group Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
The author has three goals in writing this book. The first is to explore large-group identity such as ethnic identity, diplomacy, political propaganda, terrorism and the role of leaders in international affairs. The second goal is to describe societal and political responses to trauma at the hands...
Siblings in the Unconscious and Psychopathology
Womb Fantasies, Claustrophobias, Fear of Pregnancy, Murderous Rage, Animal Symbolism, Christmas and Easter "Neuroses", and Twinnings or Identifications with Sisters and Brothers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
This book examines adults' identifications and internal relationships with their siblings' mental representations. The authors believe that the best way to illustrate clinical formulations and psychoanalytic theoretical concepts is to provide detailed clinical data. The influence of childhood sibling...
A Nazi Legacy
Depositing, Transgenerational Transmission, Dissociation, and Remembering Through Action
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
This book relates the psychoanalytic journey of a man in his thirties, a grandson of a high-level SS officer, whose case illustrates how individuals can sometimes suffer greatly or cause the suffering of other innocent persons, simply because they are descendants of perpetrators. In it, technical...
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