City and Modernity in Georg Simmel and Walter Benjamin
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This book reconstructs and compares the social theories of modernity of Georg Simmel and Walter Benjamin, two classic thinkers in German social thought. The author focuses on five main topics: the historical-sociological method through which they investigate modernity; how are the concepts of history and society possible; the consequences of…
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Even if you’re not a professional academic or a tuition-paying student, sometimes it’s worth making the effort to read a book that is genuinely challenging without being merely frustrating.
Mele’s proficiency in Italian, German, English, and French, along with his erudition in 19th and early 20th-century philosophy, sociology, and literary criticism, are abundantly on display here. And yet he guides us through the fascinating labyrinth of the massive works of these cutting-edge thinkers of "the pre-history of postmodernity" with ease and without ever overwhelming us.
You’ll leave this book wanting to read everything Simmel or Benjamin ever wrote or at…
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