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Liked It Rated 5 stars “My all-time favorite. Dissects individual psychology from a social perspective to expose what we often miss in today's society due to post-WW II developments in the production of goods and services. Discusses possibilities for collective action to address the problem. "Society of the...” see full review » see other reviews »

Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “This guy tries to cram as many big words into 50-word sentences as possible. It is frustrating to read, even with the help of the internet for some of the dated language. I got about 2/3rds of the way through and gave up. I understand the main ideas, and they aren't that great; he certainly...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “Wow, very thought provoking. Has changed how I look and talk about thingsl”

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  “My all-time favorite. Dissects individual psychology from a social perspective to expose what we often miss in today's society due to post-WW II developments in the production of goods and services. Discusses possibilities for collective action to address the problem.
  
  "Society of the Spectacle", written a few years later, complements this book well and in my opinion offers much that is more up-to-date.
  
  
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  “a wonderfully spot on analysis”

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  “get it? everything we try to bridge the gap between consumer culture and an authentic existence will be sold back to us at a handsome profit.”

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  “هربرت ماركوزه ، استاد دانشگاه، عضو انجمن پژوهشهاي اجتماعي معروف به مكتب فرانكفورت، پدر معنوي جنبش 68 فرانسه - يكي از بهترين تاليفاتش مي باشد كه ترجمه فارسي آن نيز در دسترس است.”

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  • Rated 2 stars

  “This guy tries to cram as many big words into 50-word sentences as possible. It is frustrating to read, even with the help of the internet for some of the dated language. I got about 2/3rds of the way through and gave up. I understand the main ideas, and they aren't that great; he certainly tries to make them sound great though with those rediculous sentences.”

  aoeuhtns wrote this review Sunday, January 7 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No