Revolution in Mind

“A well-written, compendious, and deeply researched history of psychoanalysis from the 1880s until World War II” ( The Journal of Modern History ). In a sweeping narrative, George Makari demonstrates how a new way of thinking about inner life coalesced and won followers who spread this body of thought throughout the West. Along the way he introduces the reader to a fascinating array of characters, many of whom have been long ignored or forgotten. Amid great ferment, Sigmund Freud emerged as a cr