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Series: The Italian List
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This thought-provoking work suits readers interested in social theory, political philosophy, and contemporary cultural studies, especially those exploring concepts of class, crowd psychology, and racism.
Originally published as Classe; Torino [Turin]: Bollati Boringhieri editore, Ã2009.
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In 1936, Walter Benjamin defined the revolutionary class as being in opposition to a dense and dangerous crowd, prone to fear of the foreign, and under the spell of anti-Semitic madness. Today, in formations great or small, that sad figure returns—the hatred of minorities is rekindled and the pied-pipers of the crowd stand triumphant.
Class, by Andrea Cavalletti, is a striking montage of diverse materials—Marx and Jules Verne, Benjamin and Gabriel Tarde. In it, Cavalletti asks whether the untimely concept of class is once again thinkable. Faced with new pogroms and state racism, he challenges us to imagine a movement that would unsettle and eventually destroy the crowd.
Series: The Italian List
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ISBN: 9780857424372
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 November 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Contributors:
- Edited by Alberto Toscano
- Translated by Elisa Fiaccadori
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 2.0mm
Width: 13.0mm
Height: 22.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 136
About the Author
Andrea Cavalletti is professor of aesthetics and contemporary literature at the IUAV University of Venice. He is the author of Suggestion: Power and Limit of Political Fascination and The Biopolitical City: Mythologies of Security. Elisa Fiaccadori is an independent researcher and translator.
Also by Andrea Cavalletti
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