Download or read book The Wish for Power and the Fear of Having It (Master Work Series) written by Althea J. Horner PhD and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1990-11-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using object relations theory, the text portrays man's deep ambivalence about power and uncovers the early sources of our wishes and fears about it. It aims to provide a clarification of the essential differences between destructive and creative power and its position in everyday life.