The Dialectical Imagination
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"Simultaneously, Robert Briffault's The Mothers: A Study of the Origins of Sentiments and Institutions (1927) aroused considerable interest. In psychoanalytic circles, matriarchal theory was also being given new consideration. Wilhelm Reich was among the first to do so. By 1933 he was able to write in The Mass Psychology of Fascism that matriarchy was the only genuine family type of "natural society." Fromm was also one of the most active advocates of matriarchal theory. In 1932 ..." --The Dialectical Imagination, Martin Jay, 1973 |
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The Dialectical Imagination. A history of the Frankfurt School and the Institute of Social Research 1923-1950 (1973) is a book by Martin Jay.
It covers the history of the Frankfurt School from 1923-1950. While he was conducting research for his dissertation, he established a correspondence and friendship with many of the members of the Frankfurt School. He was closest to Leo Löwenthal, who had provided him access to personal letters and documents for his research.
