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Rensmann & Gandesha - Arendt and Adorno: Political and Philosophical Investigations - 9780804775397 - V9780804775397
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Arendt and Adorno: Political and Philosophical Investigations

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Description for Arendt and Adorno: Political and Philosophical Investigations Hardback. The first comparative study of two of the most influential political philosophers and theorists of the twentieth century, Hannah Arendt and Theodor W. Adorno, this book reconstructs affinities and tensions between the two thinkers and shows their relevance for political theory and philosophy in our time. Editor(s): Rensmann, Lars; Gandesha, Samir. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.

Hannah Arendt and Theodor W. Adorno, two of the most influential political philosophers and theorists of the twentieth century, were contemporaries with similar interests, backgrounds, and a shared experience of exile. Yet until now, no book has brought them together. In this first comparative study of their work, leading scholars discuss divergences, disclose surprising affinities, and find common ground between the two thinkers. This pioneering work recovers the relevance of Arendt and Adorno for contemporary political theory and philosophy and lays the foundation for a critical understanding of political modernity: from universalistic claims for political freedom to the abyss of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804775397
SKU
V9780804775397
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About Rensmann & Gandesha
Lars Rensmann is DAAD Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He is the author of The Frankfurt School and Antisemitism: Politics, Theory, and Philosophy (forthcoming) and, with Andrei S. Markovits, Gaming the World: How Sports are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture (2010). Samir Gandesha is Associate Professor of Modern European ... Read more

Reviews for Arendt and Adorno: Political and Philosophical Investigations
"Theodor W. Adorno and Hannah Arendt are two of the most important and controversial theorists of the twentieth century. Lars Rensmann's and Samir Gandesha's Arendt and Adorno is the first and only existing English language collection of essays delving into the interconnections, overlaps, and disagreements within the respective oeuvres of these German-American émigrés . . . Arendt and Adorno, in ... Read more

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