Book description
‘A very important book about one of the last social taboos - with
fascinating implications for us all’ Helena Kennedy, QC
A groundbreaking book in which Dorothy Rowe brings her insight and
wisdom to the fascinating subject of money and its place in our lives.
No one escapes the power and effects of money:
‘We work for it, we think about it, we worry about it, we dream about
it, we want more of it. We spend it, we hoard it, we give it away. We
scheme, lie, even kill for it.’
How we feel about money is central to how we live our lives. We
recognize money but we don’t know what it means. We, alone of all animal
species, use money, but we don’t understand it. How could we when it has
so many different meanings?
In The Real Meaning of Money, eminent psychologist Dorothy Rowe unravels
the complex network of paradoxes making up our daily lives to show how
the individual meanings we create, particularly those concerning money,
are a fundamental part of the social, economic and political world we
live in.
An acutely insightful, thoroughly thought-provoking analysis,
extraordinary in its breadth and wisdom. Praise for Dorothy Rowe’s books:
‘Dorothy Rowe stands out amongst psychologists for her clear insight
into human experience’
Independent
‘Dorothy Rowe is full of robust good sense, rare intuitive wisdom and
unhurried sensitivity’
Nigella Lawson, The Times
‘Wise and witty, factual and poetic, and a luminous path to
self-understanding for all of us’
Jill Tweedie Dorothy Rowe was born in Australia in 1930, and worked as
a teacher and child psychologist before coming to England, where she
obtained her PhD at Sheffield University. From 1972 until 1986 she was
head of Clinical Psychology. She is now engaged in writing, lecturing
and research, and is world-renowned for her work on how we communicate
and why we suffer. Her books include ‘‘Wanting Everything’, ‘‘Beyond
Fear’ and ‘‘Time On Our Side’.
