One-Dimensional Man

1964 essay by Herbert Marcuse
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One-Dimensional Man

Summary

One-Dimensional Man is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • One-Dimensional Man authored Herbert Marcuse[3].
  • One-Dimensional Man's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • One-Dimensional Man's genre is essay[5].
  • One-Dimensional Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • One-Dimensional Man's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • January 1, 1964 marks the founding of One-Dimensional Man[8].
  • One-Dimensional Man was released on 1964[9].
  • One-Dimensional Man's has edition or translation is recorded as One-Dimensional Man (1st edition)[10].
  • One-Dimensional Man's has edition or translation is recorded as One-Dimensional Man (German edition, 1967)[11].
  • One-Dimensional Man's main subject is industrial society[12].
  • One-Dimensional Man's main subject is ideology[13].
  • One-Dimensional Man's main subject is social philosophy[14].
  • One-Dimensional Man's main subject is critical sociology[15].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'One-Dimensional Man'}[16].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der eindimensionale Mensch'}[17].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Unudimensia Homo'}[18].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El hombre unidimensional'}[19].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'L’Homme unidimensionnel'}[20].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'L’uomo an una dimensione'}[21].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Ideologia da Sociedade Industrial'}[22].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الرجل الأحادي البعد'}[23].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Jednorozměrný člověk'}[24].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Det endimensionale menneske'}[25].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ο μονοδιάστατος άνθρωπος'}[26].
  • One-Dimensional Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'انسان تک\u200cساحتی'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

One-Dimensional Man authored Herbert Marcuse[3].

Publication

One-Dimensional Man was published on 1964[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include industrial society[12], ideology[13], social philosophy[14], and critical sociology[15].

Why It Matters

One-Dimensional Man ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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