{"product_id":"fire-alarm-reading-walter-benjamins-on-the-concept-of-history-paperback","title":"Fire Alarm: Reading Walter Benjamin's 'on the Concept of History' - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Lowy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illuminating study of Benjamin's final essay helps unlock the mystery of this great philosopher\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRevolutionary critic of the philosophy of progress, nostalgic of the past yet dreaming of the future, romantic partisan of materialism--Walter Benjamin is in every sense of the word an \"unclassifiable\" philosopher. His essay \"On the Concept of History\" was written in a state of urgency, as he attempted to escape the Gestapo in 1940, before finally committing suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this scrupulous, clear and fascinating examination of this essay, Michael L wy argues that it remains one of the most important philosophical and political writings of the twentieth century. Looking in detail at Benjamin's celebrated but often mysterious text, and restoring the philosophical, theological and political context, L wy highlights the complex relationship between redemption and revolution in Benjamin's philosophy of history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Löwy\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Director of Sociology at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eRedemption and Utopia: Liberation Judaism in Central Europe, Marxism in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383042261170,"sku":"9781784786410","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/dbaedd8c85e01ad7dce3aba17ac952bd.webp?v=1777851310","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fire-alarm-reading-walter-benjamins-on-the-concept-of-history-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}