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Beyond the Chains of Illusion: My Encounter with Marx and Freud
Contributor(s): Fromm, Erich (Author)
ISBN: 082641897X     ISBN-13: 9780826418975
Publisher: Continuum
OUR PRICE:   $35.10  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2006
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Annotation: First published in 1962, this is a book about Marx and Freud - the two intellectual giants of the 20th century. It introduces many of readers to unknown aspects of Marx and Freud, as it also serves as an introduction to the life and mind of Erich Fromm as well.
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism
Dewey: 150.195
Series: Continuum Impacts
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.08" W x 7.76" (0.37 lbs) 152 pages
 
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First published in 1962 and long unavailable, BEYOND THE CHAINS OF ILLUSION is, only at first glance, a book about Marx and Freud--those two intellectual giants of the 20th century. Fromm here shows himself an outstanding interpreter of Marx. In all, Fromm's re-creation of the Freudian and Marxist way of thinking is, essentially, a look at the individual and society. BEYOND THE CHAINS OF ILLUSION will introduce many of today's readers to unknown aspects of Marx and Freud, as it also serves as a unique introduction to the life and mind of Erich Fromm as well. A new foreword by Fromm Literary Executor Rainer Funk puts this book into historic context and high relief.


Contributor Bio(s): Fromm, Erich: - Born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Erich Fromm (1900-1980) studied sociology and psychoanalysis. In 1933, he emigrated as a member of the Frankfurt School of social thinkers to the United States, moved to Mexico in 1950, and spent his twilight years between 1974 and 1980 in Switzerland. His books Fear of Freedom (1941) and The Art of Loving (1956) made him famous. Other well-known books are Marx's Concept of Man, Beyond the Chains of Illusion, and The Essential Fromm.