{"product_id":"civilization-and-its-discontents-the-standard-hardcover","title":"Civilization and Its Discontents (The Standard) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSigmund Freud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Strachey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLouis Menand\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivilization and Its Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e may be Sigmund Freud's best-known work. Originally published in 1930, it seeks to answer ultimate questions: What influences led to the creation of civilization? How did it come to be? What determines its course? In this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought, Freud elucidates the contest between aggression, indeed the death drive, and its adversary eros. He speaks to issues of human creativity and fulfillment, the place of beauty in culture, and the effects of repression. Louis Menand, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning\u003cem\u003eThe Metaphysical Club\u003c\/em\u003e, contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/em\u003e and professor of English at Harvard University, reflects on the importance of this work in intellectual thought and why it has become such a landmark book for the history of ideas. Not available in hardcover for decades, this beautifully rendered anniversary edition will be a welcome addition to readers' shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.1 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453782212786,"sku":"9780393059953","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8e8d5bcc23f3d263c06c61baacc1b716_f35848eb-0d14-4d02-b27d-77ac21ce848f.webp?v=1778837637","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/civilization-and-its-discontents-the-standard-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}