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The Invasion of Compulsory Sex Morality

The Invasion of Compulsory Sex Morality (original German title Der Einbruch der Sexualmoral) is a book written by Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich[1][2] and published in 1931. The book details Reich's theories of the causes of sexual neuroses,[3] and attempts to explain them in historical, as opposed to Marxist or Freudian terms.[4][5]

The first two editions (1931 & 1934) were in German[6] - the third edition (1951) was the first to be translated into and published in English, and had a different foreword.[7] In the prefaces to the three editions, Reich discusses not only the book itself, but also events (such as the rise of Nazism) current at the time of publication.[8][9]

Reich drew heavily on the work of Malinowski, especially his The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia (1929).[10]

In 2015 the book remains in print and is in the collections of hundreds of libraries around the world.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Russell Jacoby (1 July 1986). The Repression of Psychoanalysis: Otto Fenichel and the Freudians. University of Chicago Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-226-39069-7.
  2. ^ The New York Times Book Review. New York Times Company. January 1972. p. 30.
  3. ^ Rama Demetrius Dyushambee (1 November 2004). Cosmic Consciousness: A Grass Roots Do-It-Yourself Action Manual for Developing Individual and Human Species Capacity for A Better Quality of Life and a Viable Global Vision and Future. YOUtopia INstitute. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-0-9763181-0-1.
  4. ^ Reed Business Information (6 July 1972). "New Scientist". New Scientist Careers Guide: The Employer Contacts Book for Scientists. Reed Business Information: 50–. ISSN 0262-4079. {{cite journal}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Socialist Workers Party (1976). Gay liberation and socialism: documents from the discussions on gay liberation inside the Socialist Workers Party (1970-1973). Thorstad. p. 28.
  6. ^ James E. Strick (1 April 2015). Wilhelm Reich, Biologist. Harvard University Press. pp. 405–. ISBN 978-0-674-28688-7.
  7. ^ Udo Schaefer (1983). The Imperishable Dominion: The Baháʼi Faith and the Future of Mankind. G. Ronald. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-85398-142-8.
  8. ^ "Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust - Museum Bookstore - The Invasion of Compulsory Sex-Morality". www.wilhelmreichtrust.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
  9. ^ Dirk Bruere (February 2011). Technomage. Lulu.com. pp. 304–. ISBN 978-0-9567587-0-5.
  10. ^ The Journal of Mind and Behavior. Journal of Mind and Behavior, Incorporated. 1980. p. 262.
  11. ^ "The invasion of compulsory sex-morality.". World Cat
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