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The title of this volume and its anticipated audience both seem somewhat amiss. If the author had directed it towards the lay public and omitted his statement, “the author asks his colleagues to pay some attention to his small volume,” it would have been better since the small volume makes interesting reading but is entirely too superficial to be of much value to anyone trained in psychoanalytical method. Also, his emphasis on “New Directions” is open to question, since there seems to be really nothing new in the book.
Lowy, in a very pleasant but general fashion, has discussed many problems of humanity and has indicated certain suggestions for social reform based upon a knowledge of the structure and problems of the individual. The application of psychoanalytical technique and principles to social reform is not new. Lowy's approach is, however, simple and direct and should make good reading for the general public.
Although the publisher has skillfully concealed any evidence of its origin, the book was obviously written in England for the English public, and consequently many of the ideas are not directly applicable to this country.
Lowy's suggestions on general reform are heavily weighted towards intensified state control and while he specifically mentions that he “has not in mind a communistic state”, he qualifies this remark by recommending careful watching and learning and applying as much as is expedient from the USSR. One gets the impression that the author would directly advocate communism if he did not feel that “it is obvious that the individual countries of Europe and America are at present not prepared