Author : Douglas Kellner
Release : 1984-01-01
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 768/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism by : Douglas Kellner
Download or read book Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism written by Douglas Kellner. This book was released on 1984-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a critical overview of the entirety of Marcuse s work and discusses his enduring importance. Kellner had extensive interviews with Marcuse and provides hitherto unknown information about his road to Marxism, his relations with Heidegger and Existentialism, his involvement with the Frankfurt School, and his reasons for appropriating Freud in the 1950s. In addition Kellner provides a novel interpretation of the genesis and structure of Marcuse s theory of one-dimensional society, of the development of his political theory, and of the role of aesthetics in his critical theory."