Beyond the Chains of Illusion: My Encounter with Marx and Freud.
New York / London: Continuum Impacts, 2009. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. x + 140pp. From Continuum: "First published in 1962, "Beyond the Chains of Illusion" is Fromm's personal reflection on the overarching influence of Freud and Marx on his own life-work. Deeply troubled by questions of individual and social responsibilities, Fromm began his studies of these two giants-who, ironically, are ever more relegated to "the past" even as they are ever more intensely scrutinized today-at an early age. Fromm first establishes a common ground between Marx and Freud. He then proceeds to a unique and brilliant analysis of Freudian and Marxist theory. Throughout, Fromm shows how a sound understanding of both the father of modern psychotherapy and the father of 20th-century communism can lead to a single body of knowledge. This book has the quality of good literature: it is news that stays news, and thereby sheds light on Erich Fromm's thinking during a seminal period of his life." Just a hint of shelf wear - else a tight, clean near Fine copy. Item #69250
ISBN: 0826413366
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