Civilization and its discontents /

"The first Norton Critical Edition of Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents features an annotated version of James Strachey's authoritative translation. Freud's landmark work explores the tension between society and its individuals and is considered critical in the dev...

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Main Authors: Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939. (Author)
Group Author: Strachey, James (Translator); Moyn, Samuel (Editor)
Published: W.W. Norton & Company,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: [2022]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
German
Edition: First edition.
Series: A Norton critical edition
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Summary: "The first Norton Critical Edition of Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents features an annotated version of James Strachey's authoritative translation. Freud's landmark work explores the tension between society and its individuals and is considered critical in the development of the field of modern psychology. In addition to the translated text, the Norton Critical Edition of Civilization and Its Discontents includes a "Commentaries" section, providing a multitude of secondary sources on the historical context of the work, as well as criticism and exploration of its key elements. A "Further Reading" list is also included"--
Carrier Form: xiv, 169 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index.
ISBN: 9780393617092
0393617092
Index Number: BF173
CLC: B84-065
Call Number: B84-065/F889-15
Contents: Machine generated contents note:
The Text of Civilization and Its Discontents --
Commentaries --
The meaning of psychoanalysis --
From Freud's Position in the History of Modern Thought /
From Freud /
From Patriarchal Attitudes /
The infant, the "oceanic feeling" and the question of religion --
[Letter from Romain Rolland (December 5, 1927)] --
[Letter from Sigmund Freud (July 14, 1929)] --
From Freud: An Intellectual Biography /
Aggression and peace --
From The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis /
Letters between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud --
From The Force of Non-Violence /
Culture and pessimism in cold war liberalism --
From Freud: The Mind of the Moralist /
From Sincerity and Authenticity /
Liberation or progress? --
From Escape from Freedom /
From Eros and Civilization /
Psychoanalysis and Progress /