{"product_id":"the-age-of-guilt-9780300265811","title":"The Age of Guilt","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Freud’s concept of the super-ego can help us to understand the harsh cultural climate of the digital age\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Edmundson . . . is an engaging writer, whether he is describing Freud as heroic ideal, football, reading, teaching or . . . the politics of his students. His tone is friendly yet incisive, more conversational than academic. . . . Insightful.”—Michael Roth, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this timely, persuasive, and utterly compelling new book, Edmundson reveals the ingenious subtlety of self‑sabotage. The sheer wit and good humour of Edmundson’s writing make this a unique and indispensable work of cultural criticism.”—Adam Phillips, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cure for Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Getting Better\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reading \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Guilt\u003c\/i\u003e saved me years on the couch and made this cultural-political moment of super-ego warriors and their enthralled supplicants far more comprehensible. The urge to punish and be punished becomes the key to most human mysteries and miseries in this scandalously well-written and perversely funny intercession.”—Laura Kipnis, author of \u003ci\u003eLove in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Guilt\u003c\/i\u003e is exactly the book we need right now. Mark Edmundson explains how the superego, that huge roadblock to happiness, keeps getting bigger and more punishing in the internet age—and he even suggests some ways to make ourselves happier and less superego-driven. Whether or not you’re familiar with Freud, you will benefit from Edmundson’s sage advice.”—David Mikics, author of \u003ci\u003eStanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401570885975,"sku":"9780300265811","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300265811.jpg?v=1730477834","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-age-of-guilt-9780300265811","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}