Freud is the primary focus here, but we also encounter Klimt, Schiele, Herzl, Empress Sisi and many others in this fine account of the new understanding of the mind that arose from Vienna at this period.
Mortal Secrets: Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978140871375407/03/2024
Categories: 02. New Year 2024: History, New Year 2024, Science
Tags: Austria, Psychology & Medicine
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