Herbert's Hippopotamus: Marcuse and Revolution in Paradise



Herbert's Hippopotamus: Marcuse and Revolution in Paradise
Aug 8, 2006 - 56:49This documentary examines the turbulent life in California of political philosopher Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979), author of One-Dimensional Man, Reason and Revolution and Eros and Civilization,...

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