The Death of Sigmund Freud by Mark Edmundson

This book is not entirely biography, history, or philosophy. Instead, Edmundson takes the specific moment of the Anschluss and its effect on Sigmund Freud's as a starting point in exploring the paradox of Freud as a patriarchal figure attempting to dismantle the patriarchy, based on his understanding of the appeal of the fascist. This book is very smart, and mostly well-written, although I found it a little repetitive at times. Edmundson does a lovely job of incorporating rich detail in significant ways.