In 1938-39, Bruno Bettelheim was imprisoned in the concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald. In order to keep alive and remain human, he began to analyze his own behaviour and that of everyone around him. This book is a record of those years.
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In 1938-39, Bruno Bettelheim was imprisoned in the concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald. In order to keep alive and remain human, he began to analyze his own behaviour and that of everyone around him. This book is a record of those years.
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Good. Size: 8x5x1; [An answer to those who fear the loss of self in modern society. ] Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket. Shelf wear. Some staining to edge, front end pages, and jacket. Owner's name on fep.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Psychological identification, Freedom, Self-realization ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
I'm not a believer in psychology, which I suppose is an important thing to mention from the get-go. While the whole holocaust angle is heavily emphasized on the front cover, the actual account of Bruno Bettelheim's time spent in Dachau leaves a lot to be desired, as it is not mentioned until around the third or fourth chapter and then its more or less gone. The tone of the book to me seemed to be of either a raving drunkard or an overexcited child, the first few chapters were mainly just rants and theories reworded repeatedly and then reflected on. It's as if you were explaining something to someone and trying to use the simplest of terms, yet they stare blankly. You try to get even more simple. Think of the game "Catch Phrase" where you have to describe something without using the word. That's how I felt when reading the opening chapters.
Overall, this was not a terrible book. It was certainly an interesting read, once you find your own rhythm it can become tough to put down. Maybe I'm missing some sort of deep dark meaning or not fully appreciating the psychological insight of Bettelheim's work, but I can live with it if you can. I know that it was not meant to read like a story book, but I expect a bit of continuity out of even the driest texts.
