Synopses & Reviews
Few public intellectuals have had such a big impact outside the academy as Edward Said. This, the first full-length intellectual biography of the groundbreaking author of Orientalism, reveals some startling observations. Abdirahman Hussein argues that und
Synopsis
First published in 1930, Siegfried Kracauer's work was greeted with great acclaim and soon attained the status of a classic. The object of his inquiry was the new class of salaried employees who populated the cities of Weimar Germany--and who sought distraction in entertainment from the humdrum of everyday. A fascinating study of German society on the eve of Nazism.
About the Author
Siegfried Kracauer (1889-1966) was one of Germany’s leading cultural commentators and essayists.
Quintin Hoare is the director of the Bosnian Institute and has translated numerous works by Sartre, Antonio Gramsci, and other French authors. He lives in the United Kingdom.