Freud: A Life for Our Time
Edition: First Edition
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Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good , price clipped
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Condition remarks: rips on flaps of dust jacket, tear on dust jacket seam on front flap
Explore the life and mind of the man who mapped the human unconscious. In this definitive and magisterial biography, National Book Award-winning historian Peter Gay provides a brilliant re-examination of Sigmund Freud’s life, work, and enduring influence on 20th-century thought. Gay masterfully weaves together Freud’s personal struggles, his clinical breakthroughs, and the vibrant intellectual world of fin-de-siècle Vienna. This volume offers a deep dive into: The birth of psychoanalysis and the development of revolutionary theories on dreams, sexuality, and the ego. Freud's complex relationships with his family, colleagues, and rivals like Carl Jung. The historical context of a world on the brink of profound social and political upheaval. Written with the narrative pace of a novel and the meticulous research of a scholar, A Life for Our Time is more than just a biography; it is a vital portrait of a genius whose discoveries continue to shape how we understand ourselves today.
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: rips on flaps of dust jacket, tear on dust jacket seam on front flap
Explore the life and mind of the man who mapped the human unconscious. In this definitive and magisterial biography, National Book Award-winning historian Peter Gay provides a brilliant re-examination of Sigmund Freud’s life, work, and enduring influence on 20th-century thought. Gay masterfully weaves together Freud’s personal struggles, his clinical breakthroughs, and the vibrant intellectual world of fin-de-siècle Vienna. This volume offers a deep dive into: The birth of psychoanalysis and the development of revolutionary theories on dreams, sexuality, and the ego. Freud's complex relationships with his family, colleagues, and rivals like Carl Jung. The historical context of a world on the brink of profound social and political upheaval. Written with the narrative pace of a novel and the meticulous research of a scholar, A Life for Our Time is more than just a biography; it is a vital portrait of a genius whose discoveries continue to shape how we understand ourselves today.
