Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents is Sigmund Freud's essay on the conflict between individual instinct and the demands of society, first published in German as Das Unbehagen in der Kultur in Vienna in 1930. Joan Riviere's English translation was issued by the Hogarth Press in London the same year.
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- Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis, 1930
- First published
- Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag, Vienna, 1930
- First UK edition
- Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis, 1930
The first edition of Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud was published in London by Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis in 1930. We track 1 edition.
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- Moses and Monotheism
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- 31 on Open Library, 25 in English
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- On Dreams1914 · 2 editions
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- Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex1918 · 1 edition
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Who published the first edition of Civilization and Its Discontents?
The first edition of Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud was published in London by Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis in 1930.
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We track 1 edition of Civilization and Its Discontents, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after Civilization and Its Discontents?
In order, it follows The Future of an Illusion and it is followed by Moses and Monotheism, according to Wikidata.
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- Civilization and Its Discontents, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Das Unbehagen in der Kultur (Q1170621), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Civilization and its Discontents (review), Journal of Mental Science, Cambridge Core, 1931 (cambridge.org)
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