First published in 1989, Mind and the Body Politic is a collection of Elisabeth Young-Bruehl's twelve essays and lectures on political theory, psychoanalysis, feminism, and the theory of biography. It is a must read for students and researchers of political philosophy, psychology, and sociology.

Elisabeth Young-Bruehl was a philosopher, psychoanalyst, and biographer. She made invaluable contributions to the field of biography, philosophy, political theory, feminism, psychoanalysis, and social psychology.