 1930s title page German edition | |
| Author | Sigmund Freud |
|---|---|
| Original title | Das Unbehagen in der Kultur |
| Translator | Joan Riviere James Strachey |
| Language | German |
| Subject | Philosophy of culture, social psychology, political philosophy |
| Publisher | Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag Wien |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Publication place | Austria |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 127 |
| ISBN | 978-0-393-30158-8 |
| Preceded by | The Future of an Illusion |
| Followed by | Moses and Monotheism |
Civilization and Its Discontents is a book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. It was written in 1929 and first published in German in 1930 as Das Unbehagen in der Kultur ("The Uneasiness in Civilization").[1]
Exploring what Freud saw as a clash between the desire for individuality and the expectations of society, the book is considered one of Freud's most important and widely read works, and was described in 1989 by historian Peter Gay as one of the most influential and studied books in the field of modern psychology.[2]
- ^ Freud, Sigmund (1930). Das Unbehagen in der Kultur. Wien: Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag – via Internet Archive.
- ^ (Gay 1989, p. 722)