Introducing Walter Benjamin by Alex Coles

Introducing Walter Benjamin by Alex Coles

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A Graphic Guide to Walter Benjamin, tracing his influence on modern aesthetics and cultural history as well as his particular focus on the tension between Marxism and Zionism, and between word and image in modern art.

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Introducing Walter Benjamin by Alex Coles

Walter Benjamin is often considered the key modern philosopher and critic of modern art. Tracing his influence on modern aesthetics and cultural history, Introducing Walter Benjamin highlights his commitment to political transformation of the arts as a means to bring about social change. Benjamin witnessed first-hand many of the cataclysmic events of modern European history. He took a critical stance on the dominant ideologies of Marxism, Zionism and Technocracy, and his attempt to flee Nazi Europe ultimately led to his suicide in 1940. With its brilliant combination of words and images, this is an ideal introduction to one of the most elusive philosophers.
Howard Caygill is Professor Of Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, London.|Alex Coles is Professor of Transdisciplinary Studies at the University of Huddesrfield.
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ISBN 13 9781848316928
ISBN 10 1848316925
Title Introducing Walter Benjamin
Author Alex Coles
Series Graphic Guides
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Icon Books
Year published 2014-03-06
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.