Title: Civilization and its discontents.
Authors: Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939; Strachey, James.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Year: 1962
Subjects: Civilization; Psychoanalysis; Psychology, Social; Psychoanalysis and culture.; Social psychology.; Civilization.
Abstract: Originally published in 1930, this book seeks to answer ultimate questions. What influences led to the creation of civilization? How did it come to be? What determines its course? In this classic work, Freud addresses the contest between aggression and eros, and speaks to issues of human creativity and fulfillment, the place of beauty in culture, and the effects of repression.
Contents: Editor's introduction -- Civilization and its discontents -- Bibliography and author index -- General Index.