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The mass ornament : Weimar essays

Paperback • 1995 • English

The mass ornament : Weimar essays

By Siegfried Kracauer

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About the book

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.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 kaleid...Show more

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9780674551633

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press

Published year

1995

Language

English

Original title

The mass ornament : Weimar essays

Format

Paperback

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