The Making of Psychohistory: Origins, Controversies, and Pioneering Contributors by Dr. Paul H. Elovitz, PhD (2018) – follow the link to order from the publisher (ISBN # 978-1-138-58749-6, use FLR40 code to get a 20% discount).
Read Excerpts from Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 and Table of Contents from The Making of Psychohistory.
Jacques Szaluta
Jacques Szaluta, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of History at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He has published widely in the field of modern European history and psychohistory, including his book, Psychohistory: Theory and Practice (2002). Dr. Szaluta is a graduate of the New York Center for Psychoanalytic Training and is in private practice. He may be reached at .
Articles:
- Szaluta, J. (2018). The costs of World War II to German soldiers [Review of the book The War in Their Minds: German Soldiers and Their Violent Pasts in West Germany by Svenja Goltermann, (2017)]. Clio’s Psyche, 24(3), 362-365. https://doi.org/10.70763/3bd4017318837e92a66298c7855f4427
- Szaluta, J. (2016). Marks’ important history of the modern world [Review of the book The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century edited by Robert B. Marks (2015)]. Clio’s Psyche, 22(4), 326-329. https://doi.org/10.70763/4c2e5eaae9152079b9e95845750bb9ab
- Szaluta, J. (2015). An excellent account of Alfred Dreyfus’ ordeal [Review of the book Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus in the Phantasmagoria by Norman Simms (2013)]. Clio’s Psyche, 22(1-2), 99-104. https://doi.org/10.70763/4a5876b450b45371f6cfe5047ac8cd45
- Elovitz, P., & Szaluta, J. (2015). Historian and psychoanalyst: D. J. Fisher [Interview]. Clio’s Psyche, 22(3), 168-180. https://doi.org/10.70763/a8badd37c221a3f19d9ad0ac2196849a
- Szaluta, J. (2013). In pursuit of the Nazi mind [Review of the book by The Pursuit of the Nazi Mind: Hitler, Hess, and the Analysts by Geoffrey Campbell Cocks (2012)]. Clio’s Psyche, 20(3), 375-377. https://doi.org/10.70763/f2c3b258e9cd8ba16e18f319b3c88c66
- Szaluta, J. (2012). Contributions to psychohistory and psychoanalysis: An appreciation. In P. H. Elovitz & N. Alliegro (Eds.), Loewenberg’s Life and Accomplishment, A Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 19(1), 87-90. https://doi.org/10.70763/18a4e1366eb78af25ed5cfc306e8f873
- Aldrich, R., Beisel, D., Coleman, M., Cohn, S. K. Jr., Gonen, J. Y., Hackett, A., Herlihy, P., Jankowski, P. F., Kahr, B., Katz, W., Kern, S., Lewis-Hodgson, D., MacDonald, J., Monaco, P., Murphy, M., Petschauer, P., Salstrom, P., Shutova, O., Szaluta, J., Troyansky, D. G., Wright, T., & Yalom, I. D. (2011). Recollections of Rudolph Binion [Memorial]. Clio’s Psyche, 18(2), 215-238. https://doi.org/10.70763/d4b5b5c16df28e61124e13181db7774c
- Szaluta, J. (2011). Spector’s flawed study of American innocence [Review of the book Madness at the Gates of the City: The Myth of American Innocence by Barry Spector (2010)]. Clio’s Psyche, 17(4), 362-365. https://doi.org/10.70763/a5fdfa672284da6bf4f4326e2b3698bd
- Szaluta, J. (2008). Falk’s examination of Napoleon’s self-defeatism [Review of the book Napoleon against Himself by Avner Falk (2007)]. Clio’s Psyche, 14(4), 148-150. https://doi.org/10.70763/dae3312c4c6c7000a37ecfb7b0aeb0e4
- Szaluta, J. (2006). Methods and challenges in teaching psychohistory. Clio’s Psyche, 12(4), 221-223. https://doi.org/10.70763/7dd2ae7db7d18ee7c9425e38df1af5e2
- Szaluta, J. (2005). Pétain and De Gaulle: A contrast in personality and leadership. Clio’s Psyche, 12(2), 90-94. https://doi.org/10.70763/88340338e0a0cdc54350c05cf056dca8
- Szaluta, J. (2004). Sigmund Freud’s medical ego ideals. Clio’s Psyche, 11(3), 77, 94-100. https://doi.org/10.70763/09779bb7930c8a0a44360e12b538ae3c
- Harrison, R., & Szaluta, J. (2001). Steven Spielberg’s creativity and the film Jaws: Psychohistorical considerations. Clio’s Psyche, 7(4), 205-208. https://doi.org/10.70763/fdff71fcab656abfbefaabecab1a7f6d



Interview with Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, the Author of The Making of Psychohistory (conducted by Ken Fuchsman, EdD, week of July 2, 2018) – View it here https://youtu.be/noYaOoC3Lig
