{"product_id":"civilization-and-its-discontents-9780393304510","title":"Civilization and Its Discontents","description":"Written in the decade before Freud's death, \u003cem\u003eCivilization and Its Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e may be his most famous and most brilliant work. It has been praised, dissected, lambasted, interpreted, and reinterpreted. Originally published in 1930, it seeks to answer several questions fundamental to human society and its organization: What influences led to the creation of civilization? Why and how did it come to be? What determines civilization's trajectory? Freud's theories on the effect of the knowledge of death on human existence and the birth of art are central to his work. Of the various English translations of Freud's major works to appear in his lifetime, only Norton's Standard Edition, under the general editorship of James Strachey, was authorized by Freud himself. This new edition includes both an introduction by the renowned cultural critic and writer Christopher Hitchens as well as Peter Gay's classic biographical note on Freud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreud, Sigmund:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSigmund Freud\u003c\/strong\u003e (1856-1939) is one of the twentieth century's greatest minds and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. His many works include \u003cem\u003eThe Ego and the Id\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAn Outline of Psycho-Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eInhibitions; Symptoms and Anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eNew Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCivilization and Its Discontent\u003c\/em\u003e, and others.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHitchens, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Hitchens\u003c\/strong\u003e (1949-2011) is the author of \u003cem\u003eGod Is Not Great\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHitch-22\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWhy Orwell Matters\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGay, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Gay\u003c\/strong\u003e (1923--2015) was the author of more than twenty-five books, including the National Book Award winner \u003cem\u003eThe Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e, the best-selling \u003cem\u003eWeimar Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, and the widely translated \u003cem\u003eFreud: A Life for Our Time\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601264021778,"sku":"9780393304510","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c5a0c4e-46ae-4d65-99cc-43126a0bdbf3.jpg?v=1748519994","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/civilization-and-its-discontents-9780393304510","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}