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1 online resource (xviii, 97 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Note |
Translation. Originally published in French as Freud et la guerre. Paris : M. de Maule, ©2011. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-93) and index. |
| Summary |
"During the rise of fascism and anti-Semitism in Germany, Albert Einstein wrote to Sigmund Freud asking the fundamental question: What can be done to liberate humanity from the menace of war? The psychoanalyst replied at length and their exchange of letters (reproduced here) was published in March 1933 under the title Why War?. The book would be included in the book burnings in Berlin on 10th of May that year. Why War? is important in Freud's work because in it he develops a fundamental idea that leads him to conclude that the life and death drives are linked - a thought that he had already entertained in works such as Death and Us (1915), which is also included here. In a terrible irony, Freud dedicated a copy of Why War? to Mussolini, who nonetheless instituted a police investigation of its author. The contributors to this volume explore the reasons underlying the dedication, as well as giving their own reflections on the genesis of war. Contributors include Francois Ansermet, Marlene Belilos, Philippe De Georges, Eugenie Lemoine-Luccioni, Laura Sokolowsky, Mark Solms, and Jean Ziegler"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
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Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939. |
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. |
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War -- Psychological aspects.
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War -- Psychological aspects. |
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Psychoanalysis and culture.
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Psychoanalysis and culture. |
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Scientists -- Correspondence.
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Scientists -- Correspondence. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Records and correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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| Added Author |
Belilos, Marlène (Psychoanalyst), editor.
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| Added Title |
Freud et la guerre. English.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Freud and war. London : Karnac, 2016 9781782203117 (OCoLC)920847029 |
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Print version: Freud et la guerre. Paris : M. de Maule, ©2011 9782876232877 (DLC) 2011524384 (OCoLC)758439809 |
| ISBN |
9781782414797 (electronic book) |
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1782414797 (electronic book) |
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9781782203117 (paper) |
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1782203117 (paper) |
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