Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis

Instead of focusing entirely on Sigmund Freud as an isolated genius, this book presents the birth of psychoanalysis as a highly collaborative and turbulent community effort. It traces how a diverse group of European thinkers, physicians, and scientists came together between the late 19th century and World War II to fundamentally reshape how the Western world understands the human mind. The narrative details the internal politics, intense intellectual breakthroughs, bitter public fallouts among early pioneers, and the ultimate fracturing of the movement under the weight of rising fascism in Europe.