Books like Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud

Carl Jung’s final work, written before his 1961 death, offers a clear, accessible overview of his lifelong contributions to psychology, emphasizing the vital role of imaginative life in human individuality and societal understanding.

Sigmund Freud’s 1930 work "Civilization and Its Discontents" investigates how fear of death and the rise of art shape human society and the development of civilization.

Hannah Arendt’s seminal study charts the rise of totalitarianism from 19th‑century anti‑Semitism and European colonialism to the emergence of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, examining propaganda, terror, and mass mobilization.

Herbert Marcuse blends psychoanalytic theory, especially Freud’s ideas, with social psychology to examine culture and civilization, arguing that re‑imagining capitalism can transform society.

"Essays bearing on the contemporary scene and on the relation of the individual to society, including papers written during the 1920s and 1930s focusing on the upheaval in Germany, and two major works of Jung's last years, The Undiscovered Self and Flying Saucers."--publisher description (LoC)

This monumental work, complete here in one volume, undertakes to determine scientifically what distinctive personality traits characterize the phenomenon of prejudice. The authors' purpose is to discover the social psychological factors which have made it possible for the authoritarian type of man - a new concept of an "anthropological" species - to threaten the survival of the individualistic and democratic type prevalent in the past century and a half of our civilization. The book mobilizes the skills of the different branches of the social sciences in one common research program. Experts in the fields of social theory and depth psychology, depth analysis, clinical psychology, political sociology and projective testing have pooled their methods and resources. Working in the closest cooperation, they here present a detailed picture of the authoritarian type of man. By isolating the destructive germ of the authoritarian personality, the book lays a major foundation for long-range attack upon the anti-democratic forces in modern society. (from the back cover.)