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Description of  John Bowlby - From Psychoanalysis to Ethology: Unravelling the Roots of Attachment Theory

This accessible book draws on unique evidence from oral histories and little-known archive material to shed new light on the working relationships which led to John Bowlbys shift from psychoanalysis to ethology as a frame of reference and ultimately to the development of attachment theory. A unique exploration of the origins of Bowlbys ideas and the critical transformation in his thinking offers an alternative to standard accounts of the origin of attachment theory Read more