Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry Into Freud

Marcuse, Herbert

Published by The Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1956

About this Item

The Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1956. "Second Printing, January, 1956" stated, of First Edition. (First printing was 1955.) Fine in Fine- Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, bright white, tight, straight and square, with no markings of any kind other than the stamp on front free endpaper of prior owner who was an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University. The Binding is full light green cloth (of uniform color throughout) with publisher's emblem in black on the front board, bright black title, etc., to spine, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is bright and intact, with original price ($3.95) intact on front flap, and wear at head and heel of spine reinforced on rear side. See photos. 277 pages (including index). 5 1/8" x 8 1/2". Drawing on the writings of Freud, Marx, and Reich, Marcuse considers the possibility of a non-repressive society in this, his best known work. He distinguishes between the degree of repression of the libido necessary for society to function and the extra repression that only serves those in power.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry Into Freud
• Publisher: The Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Publication Date: 1956
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-