Book description
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 Bowlby's 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 Bowlby's ideas and the
critical transformation in his thinking - offers an alternative to
standard accounts of the origin of attachment theory
- Explores the significance of Bowlby's influential working
relationships with Robert Hinde, Harry Harlow, James Robertson and
Mary Ainsworth
- Provides students, academics, and practitioners with clear
insights into the development of attachment theory
- Accessible to general readers interested in psychology and psychoanalysis
Frank C. P. van der Horst
is a psychologist at De Waag Rotterdam, an outpatient clinic for
forensic psychiatry, and a researcher at the Centre for Child and Family
Studies, Leiden University. His research aims at describing the history
of ideas in the behavioural sciences, such as the ideas and work of John
Bowlby, René Spitz, William Goldfarb, Jean Piaget, and Harry Harlow.
