One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society (Routledge Classics) - Softcover

Marcuse, Herbert

 
9780415289771: One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society (Routledge Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0415289777 ISBN 13: 9780415289771
Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

One of the most important texts of modern times, Herbert Marcuse's analysis and image of a one-dimensional man in a one-dimensional society has shaped many young radicals' way of seeing and experiencing life. Published in 1964, it fast became an ideological bible for the emergent New Left. As Douglas Kellner notes in his introduction, Marcuse's greatest work was a 'damning indictment of contemporary Western societies, capitalist and communist.' Yet it also expressed the hopes of a radical philosopher that human freedom and happiness could be greatly expanded beyond the regimented thought and behaviour prevalent in established society. For those who held the reigns of power Marcuse's call to arms threatened civilization to its very core. For many others however, it represented a freedom hitherto unimaginable.

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About the Author

Herbert Marcuse (1989-1979). Born in Berlin but forced to flee Germany in 1933; gained world renown during the 1960s as a philosopher, social theorist and political activist.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415289777
ISBN 13 
9780415289771
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
336

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