One-Dimensional Man
First published 1963
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**One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society** is a 1964 book by the philosopher Herbert Marcuse, in which the author offers a wide-ranging critique of both contemporary capitalism and the Communist society of the Soviet Union, documenting the parallel rise of new forms of social
repression in both these societies, as well as the decline of revolutionary potential in the West.
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He argues that "advanced industrial society" created false needs, which integrated individuals into the existing system of production and consumption via mass media, advertising, industrial management, and contemporary modes of thought.
(Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-Dimensional_Man))
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Book information
- Author
- Herbert Marcuse
- First published
- 1963
- Edition
- ONE DIMENSIONAL MAN
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Language
- ENG
- ISBN-13
- 9780710017925