Civilization and its discontents by Sigmund Freud
Civilization and Its Discontents is a book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. It was written in 1929 and first published in German in 1930 as Das Unbehagen in der Kultur ("The Uneasiness in Culture"). Exploring what Freud saw as a clash between the desire for individuality and the expectations of society, the book is considered one of Freud's most important and widely read works, and was described in 1989 by
historian Peter Gay as one of the most influential and studied books in the field of modern psychology. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 |
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| Translator | Riviere, Joan, 1883-1962 |
| LoC No. | 30023433 |
| Uniform Title | Das unbehagen in der Kultur. English |
| Title | Civilization and its discontents |
| Original Publication | New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_and_Its_Discontents |
| Credits | Bob Taylor, Sean (@parchmentglow) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
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Civilization and Its Discontents is a book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. It was written in 1929 and first published in German in 1930 as Das Unbehagen in der Kultur ("The Uneasiness in Culture"). Exploring what Freud saw as a clash between the desire for individuality and the expectations of society, the book is considered one of Freud's most important and widely read works, and was described in 1989 by historian Peter Gay as one of the most influential and studied books in the field of modern psychology. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis |
| Subject | Social psychology |
| Subject | Psychoanalysis |
| Subject | Civilization |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78221 |
| Release Date | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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