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1 online resource (788 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-393) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Writing Lives; Part I. Germany; 1. The Unsteady Apprentice; 2. Frankfurt Scholar; Part II. The Americas; 3. The Americanization of a European Intellectual; 4. Escape from Freedom; 5. Clinician and Ethicist; 6. To Love and to Mentor; 7. Politics and Prose; Part III. Global Citizenship; 8. Prophecies for a Troubled World; 9. A Third Way; 10. "Life Is Extravagance": Almost; 11. Hope and Stasis; 12. Love and Death; A Bibliographical Note; Notes; Index; Illustrations. |
| Summary |
Erich Fromm was a political activist, psychologist, psychoanalyst, philosopher, and one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century. Known for his theories of personality and political insight, Fromm dissected the sadomasochistic appeal of brutal dictators while also eloquently championing love?which, he insisted, was nothing if it did not involve joyful contact with others and humanity at large. Admired all over the world, Fromm continues to inspire with his message of universal brotherhood and quest for lasting peace. The first systematic study of Fromm's influen. |
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Psychoanalysts -- Germany -- Biography.
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Psychoanalysts -- United States -- Biography.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- History.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference.
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Psychoanalysts. (OCoLC)fst01081287
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Friedman, Lawrence J. Lives of Erich Fromm : Love's Prophet. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2013 9780231162586 |
| Standard No. |
YBP9249364 |
| ISBN |
9780231531061 (electronic bk.) |
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0231531060 (electronic bk.) |
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