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(1982). Journal of Analytical Psychology, 27:285-288

Lambert, K.Analysis, Repair and Individuation. London, Library of Analytical Psychology, Vol. 5. Published for the Society of Analytical Psychology by Academic Press. Pp. xiv+234. £12.50

A. Plaut

Quite the most important thing to decide about any learned book is, for whom is it written? Some sort of answer is obviously crucial for a reviewer who must come to a conclusion whether to recommend it, on what grounds and with what degree of conviction. In the case of Kenneth Lambert's book, having been the author's contemporary and as such exposed over 30 years to similar climatic influences has both advantages and disadvantages, but on the whole I think that the former outweigh the latter: although the first quick reading did not prove easy there was never any doubt about the recommendation I would arrive at.

The content and composition of this book reflect an up-to-date picture of what has become known in Jungian circles as the London view or variant of analytical psychology, of which Fordham is the chief exponent. This fifth volume of the Library of Analytical Psychology must be invaluable to all students at home as well as abroad. Practising analysts (who are or ought to be stu

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