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Drilling Through Hard Boards: 133 Political Stories
Alexander Kluge
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Description for Drilling Through Hard Boards: 133 Political Stories
Hardback. Translator(s): Hoban, Wieland. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140. .
Max Weber famously described politics as a strong, slow drilling through hard boards with both passion and judgment. Taking this as his inspiration, Alexander Kluge brings readers yet another literary masterpiece. Drilling through Hard Boards is a kaleidoscopic meditation on the tools available to those who struggle for power. Weber's metaphorical drill certainly embodies intelligent tenacity as a precondition for political change. But what is a hammer in the business of politics, Kluge wonders, and what is a subtle touch? Eventually, we learn that all questions of politics lead to a single one: what is political in the ... Read more
Max Weber famously described politics as a strong, slow drilling through hard boards with both passion and judgment. Taking this as his inspiration, Alexander Kluge brings readers yet another literary masterpiece. Drilling through Hard Boards is a kaleidoscopic meditation on the tools available to those who struggle for power. Weber's metaphorical drill certainly embodies intelligent tenacity as a precondition for political change. But what is a hammer in the business of politics, Kluge wonders, and what is a subtle touch? Eventually, we learn that all questions of politics lead to a single one: what is political in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
SB-The German List
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857424280
SKU
V9780857424280
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99-50
About Alexander Kluge
Alexander Kluge is one of the major German writers of the late twentieth century and an important social critic. He is the author of many books including Dispatches from Moments of Calm, 30 April 1945, Air Raid, and December, all four published by Seagull Books. Wieland Hoban is a British composer who lives in Germany. He has translated several works ... Read more
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