All That is Solid Melts into Air

Informationen zum Autor Marshall Berman was Distinguished Professor of Political Science at City College of New York and CCNY Graduate Center, where he taught Political Theory and Urban Studies and is the author of The Politics of Authenticity, All That Is Solid Melts into Air, and On the Town. Klappentext All That Is Solid Melts Into Air is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest books on modernity. A kaleidoscopic journey into the experience of modernization, it captures the dizzying social changes that swept up and transformed the lives of millions of people. Berman delves into the aesthetic and intellectual controversies of art, literature, and architecture: from the writing of Goethe, Marx and Dostoevsky to the Paris of Baudelaire and Haussmann, the Petersburg of the Tsarist builders and Pushkin, and the New York of devastated wastelands and creative artists. Zusammenfassung Offering a kaleidoscopic journey into the experiences of modernization! the dizzying social changes that swept millions of people into the capitalist world! this title dexterously interweaves an exploration of modernism in art! literature! and architecture.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Marshall Berman is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at City College of New York and CCNY Graduate Center, where he teaches political theory and urban studies. He writes frequently for The Nation and The Village Voice, and serves on the editorial board of Dissent. He is the author of The Politics of Authenticity; All That Is Solid Melts into Air; and On the Town.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Marshall Berman, Berman Marshall
• Verlag: Verso
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 27.02.2003
• EAN: 9781844676446
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-644-6
• Seiten: 420
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 205 mm x 26 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, General and world history