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Herbert Marcuse: An Aesthetics of Liberation
Malcolm Miles
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Description for Herbert Marcuse: An Aesthetics of Liberation
Paperback. A new introduction to the ideas of a thinker who greatly influenced the 1960s protest movements. Part of the 'Modern European Thinkers' series. Series: Modern European Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white images. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
When capitalism is clearly catastrophically out of control and its excesses cannot be sustained socially or ecologically, the ideas of Herbert Marcuse become as relevant as they were in the 1960s. This is the first English introduction to Marcuse to be published for decades, and deals specifically with his aesthetic theories and their relation to a critical theory of society.
Although Marcuse is best known as a critic of consumer society, epitomised in the classic One-Dimensional Man, Malcolm Miles provides an insight into how Marcuse's aesthetic theories evolved within his broader attitudes, from his anxiety at the ... Read more
When capitalism is clearly catastrophically out of control and its excesses cannot be sustained socially or ecologically, the ideas of Herbert Marcuse become as relevant as they were in the 1960s. This is the first English introduction to Marcuse to be published for decades, and deals specifically with his aesthetic theories and their relation to a critical theory of society.
Although Marcuse is best known as a critic of consumer society, epitomised in the classic One-Dimensional Man, Malcolm Miles provides an insight into how Marcuse's aesthetic theories evolved within his broader attitudes, from his anxiety at the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Modern European Thinkers
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745330389
SKU
V9780745330389
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About Malcolm Miles
Malcolm Miles is Professor of Cultural Theory at the University of Plymouth. He is the author of Herbert Marcuse: an Aesthetics of Liberation (Pluto, 2011) and Limits to Culture (Pluto, 2015).
Reviews for Herbert Marcuse: An Aesthetics of Liberation
'Goes back to Marcuse's work on aesthetics to link philosophy, art, history, political analysis, and sociological insights in a deeply humane search for the way to a better world. It deserves a very wide readership'
Peter Marcuse (with obvious bias). 'A comprehensive critical overview and an interrogation of Marcuse's writings on art and aesthetics'
Douglas Kellner, UCLA, author ... Read more
Peter Marcuse (with obvious bias). 'A comprehensive critical overview and an interrogation of Marcuse's writings on art and aesthetics'
Douglas Kellner, UCLA, author ... Read more