Subject to Ourselves : Social Theory, Psychoanalysis and Postmodernity

"An impressive achievement. Elliott engages novel interventions in established debates and controversies, and through the use of these discourses he makes his own important statement about each. This book establishes him as a truly interdisciplinary cultural theorist." Jeffrey Prager, University of California "The book is acute, multiform and provocative." The Australian "This book not only fills an important gap in the literature, for it summarizes a debate that is scattered across a decade of rather difficult texts, but it also offers a resolution that is sensible and grounded in the best current thinking. It will be widely read by graduate students, faculty, and professionals in the humanities and social sciences." Choice "Compelling ... all readers will benefit from Elliott's sustained effort to introduce psychoanalytic discourse into contemporary social theory." Australian Journal of Political Science "Elliott presents a bold and compelling argument regarding the links between the unconscious imagination and its elaboration in the broader public sphere of knowledge, politics and social relations. This is an informative and enjoyable book, which will be of use to students and academics working in psychosocial studies. It is accessibly written and provides useful summaries of the different theories and debates in cultural and psychoanalytic theory. Recommended." Radical Philosophy