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Books in Brief
November 7, 1928 issue

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This article presents information on several books, "The Future of an Illusion," by Sigmund Freud, "Faits Divers," Par Henri Barbusse and "State Government," by Frank G. Bates and Oliver P. Field. Freud continues his recent tendency to discuss large human problems in the light of his psychology. The illusion referred to is religion and the argument is directed chiefly against those who maintain that faith in God, even though rationally indefensible, justifies itself by its human and social usefulness. Henri Barbusse is a voice crying in the wilderness of corruption, callousness, and cruelty in high places. "Faith divers" is a collection of records of ghastly tyranny and persecution from various quarters of the globe.

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FUTURE of an Illusion, The (Book); FAITS Divers (Book); STATE Government (Book); BOOKS; FREUD, Sigmund, 1856-1939; FIELD, Oliver P.; BARBUSSE, Par Henri; BATES, Frank G.; AUTHORS
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