Marcuse in the Twenty-First Century: Radical Po, Kirsch, Surak Paperback..

Marcuse in the Twenty-First CenturyRadical Politics, Critical Theory, and Revolutionary Praxis\nAuthor(s): Robert Kirsch, Sarah Surak\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367892555, 978-0367892555\nSynopsis\nThis book engages the critical theory of political philosopher Herbert Marcuse to imagine spaces of resistance and liberation from the repressive forces of late capitalism. Marcuse, an influential counterculture voice in the 1960s, highlighted the \""smooth democratic unfreedom\"" of postwar capitalism, a critique that is well adapted to the current context. The compilation begins with a previously unpublished lecture delivered by Marcuse in 1966 addressing the inadequacy of philosophy in its current form, arguing how it may be a force for liberation and social change. This lecture provides a theoretical mandate for the volumes original contributions from international scholars engaging how topics such as higher e.