Introduction to modernity : twelve preludes, September 1959-May 1961 / Henri Lefebvre; translated by John Moore.

Main entry:

Lefebvre, Henri, 1901-1991.

Title & Author:

Introduction to modernity : twelve preludes, September 1959-May 1961 / Henri Lefebvre; translated by John Moore.

Edition:

Eng. lang. ed.

Publication:

London ; New York : Verso Books, c2011.

Description:

vi, 402 p. 20 cm.

Series:

Radical thinkers

Notes:
On irony, maieutic and history -- Oedipus -- The metamorphoses of the devil -- One the theme of the new life -- The message of the crucified sun -- A letter -- Notes on the new town -- A vision -- Nature and nature conquered -- Renewal, youth, repetition -- What is modernity? -- Towards a new romanticism?.

Summary:

"In this poetic work of remarkable structure and scope, Henri Lefebvre turns to the dawn of modernity. It is the book that established his position in the vanguard of a movement that culminated in the events of May 1968. A classic Marxist analysis of the modern world, Introduction to Modernity transcends the conventional divisions between academic disciplines. With dazzling skill, Lefebvre moves from philosophy to sociology, from literature to history, to present a profound analysis of the social, political and cultural forces at work in France and the world in the wake of Stalin's death--a prescient analysis in which the contours of our own 'postmodernity' appear with startling clarity."--P. [4] of cover.

ISBN:

9781844677832 (paperback)
1844677834 (paperback)

Subject:

Philosophy, Modern.
Sociology France Philosophy.
Sociology Philosophy.
Civilization, Modern 20th century Philosophy.
Civilization Philosophy.
Modernism (Aesthetics)
Dialectical materialism.
Sociologie France Philosophie.
Sociologie Philosophie.
Civilisation 20e siècle Philosophie.
Civilisation Philosophie.
Modernisme (Esthétique)
Matérialisme dialectique.
dialectical materialism.
Civilization, Modern Philosophy.
France.

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Radical thinkers.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279792
Call No.: BIB 216014
Status: Available

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