People In Trouble
People In Trouble by Wilhelm Reich, published by WRM PRESS in November 2023, is an autobiographical work that chronicles the evolution of Reich’s sociological thinking from 1927 to 1937. In this 304-page book, Reich presents his personal experiences with significant social and political events, illustrating how these moments shaped his understanding of human character and its influence on societal dynamics.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the importance of Karl Marx’s work and its misrepresentation by communist politicians, alongside Reich’s political involvement in the International Psychoanalytic Association, which ultimately led to his expulsion in 1934. The book also addresses the controversy surrounding his biological experiments, as highlighted by the Norwegian press. People in Trouble offers insights into one man’s quest to comprehend the political behaviors of those around him, making it a reflective exploration of health, psychology, and social sciences.
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First published by Reich in 1953, People in Trouble is an autobiographical work in which Reich describes the development of his sociological thinking from 1927 to 1937. In simple narrative form he recounts his personal experiences with major social and political events and ideas, and reveals how these experiences gradually led him to an awareness of the deep significance of the human character structure in shaping and responding to the social process.
The importance of Karl Marx’s work and its distortion by communist politicians plays an important role in Reich’s account, as does the political activity in the International Psychoanalytic Association which led to his expulsion from that organization in 1934. The Norwegian press campaign against his biological experiments is also discussed.
People in Trouble is the story of one man’s courageous struggle to understand the political activity of his fellow men.
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