About this title: Siegfried Kracauer was one of the 20th century's major cultural critics, a prolific scholar and a theorist of film. In this volume his writings on modern society are translated into English. This book is a celebration of the masses - their tastes, amusements, and everyday lives. Taking up themes of modernity, such as isolation and alienation, urban culture and the relation between the group and the individual, Kracauer explores a kaleidoscope of topics: shopping arcades; the cinema; bestsellers and their readers; photography; dance; hotel lobbies; Kafka; the Bible; and boredom. For Kracauer, ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780674551633ISBN:067455163X
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Softcover original, never published by harvard university press in hardcover., . circular owner blindstamp to title page. no other flaws, clean text, cover.; translated, edited, and with an introduction by thomas y. levin.; xi-403pp., 27 b/w illustrations/photos.; contains 24 essays, articles, reviews by german writer and cultural observer siegfried kracauer. known in america-his home in exile-chiefly for his writings on film. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780674551633ISBN:067455163X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780674551633ISBN:067455163X
Description: New. Siegfried Kracauer was one of the twentieth century's most brilliant cultural critics, a daring and prolific scholar, and an incisive theorist of film. In this volume his finest writings on modern society make their long-awaited appearance in English. read more
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