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OverviewThis book which combines the methods and results of both Freud and Marx is by one of the leaders of the West German student left during its most militant phase in the late 1960s. For reasons the author makes clear, the anti-authoritarian movement took more thoroughgoing and trenchant forms in West Germany than anywhere else. A new sexual morality was not only preached but practised. Is it possible, however - the author asks - that this new emphasis on sexual enlightenment and liberty can become merely a characteristic of Western capitalism, which serves to activate the market economy, deflect rebellion, and hence contribute to the preservation of the system? In answering this question Reiche explains and develops Marcuse's widely misunderstood concept of 'repressive desublimation'. He exposes the artificial and illusory nature of many attempts - in Germany and elsewhere - at 'sexual liberation', and shows why it is impossible to overcome sexual oppression and mystification in our society in isolation from the political struggle. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Reimut ReichePublisher: Verso Books Imprint: Verso Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.267kg ISBN: 9781781681114ISBN 10: 1781681112 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 01 January 1970 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationReimut Reiche was born in Germany in 1941, left school when he was fifteen, and qualified for university from night school. He studied sociology in West Berlin and Frankfurt, and joined the German student socialist move¬ment - the SDS - becoming both one of its leading activists and chief theoreticians, publishing numerous articles in its leading journal, Neue Kritik. He was President of the SDS during the height of its activity in 1966-67. Among his other publications are an historical and theoretical study of colonial revolution, and a critique of Herbert Marcuse. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |