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Freud: A Life for Our Time
Contributor(s): Gay, Peter (Author)
ISBN: 0393328619     ISBN-13: 9780393328615
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE:   $44.96  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2006
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Annotation: "A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas" (J. Anthony Lukas), this "remarkable biography . . . briskly traces the story of Freud's life and education, deftly weaving the familiar narrative with a style that makes it seem fresh and lively" ("Chicago Tribune"). Photos.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Social Scientists & Psychologists
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2006283026
Lexile Measure: 1230
Physical Information: 1.48" H x 6.22" W x 9.26" (2.37 lbs) 866 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Chronological Period - 1930's
- Cultural Region - Eastern Europe
 
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Publisher Description:

A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas. A fresh, illuminating perspective on one of the pivotal figures of our time. --J. Anthony Lukas

[This] remarkable biography... briskly traces the story of Freud's life and education, deftly weaving the familiar narrative with a style that makes it seem fresh and lively. --Chicago Tribune


Contributor Bio(s): Gay, Peter: - Peter Gay (1923--2015) was the author of more than twenty-five books, including the National Book Award winner The Enlightenment, the best-selling Weimar Culture, and the widely translated Freud: A Life for Our Time.