false 1432332 0 0 328336 0415105684 9780415105682 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173793325m/328336.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328336.The_Stars_Down_to_Earth_and_Other_Essays_on_the_Irrational_in_Culture 3.95 20 The Stars Down to Earth is the first collection of Theodor Adorno's key papers on the irrational and mass culture. The essays in The Stars Down To Earth offer an analysis of the irrational dimensions of modern culture which is both timely and disturbing in the 1990s, although they were written by Adorno half a century ago. Adorno's ideas are relevant to the understanding of phenomena as apparently diverse as astrology and ``New Age'' cults, the power of neo-fascist propaganda and the re-emergence of anti-Semitism, and the psychological basis of popular culture.]]> 94301 4.14 1653 169 1432332 3.96 28 6 3400319 0415060818 9780415060813 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3400319.Modernist_Radicalism_and_its_Aftermath 4.50 2
Modernist Radicalism and its Aftermath explores the ways in which Marx, Durkheim, Althusser and Habermas have all been drawn towards foundationalism, and offers a framework for the analysis of foundationalism in social theory. The articulation of an alternative "post foundational" radicalism is far from simple. Important themes are identified in the work of Simmel, Weber, and Adorno and in some postmodernist theory, but they are at constant risk of regression into metaphysics or nihilism. The book closes with a plea for radicalism which can maintain the accountability of inquiry while facing up to the contingency of value. Modernist Radicalism and its Aftermath offers both an interpretation of "classical" social theory and a presentation of contemporary debates on modernity and postmodernism.]]> 1432332 3.96 28 6 5147937 0415028604 9780415028608 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5147937.Modernist_Radicalism_and_its_Aftermath_Foundationalism_and_Anti_Foundationalism_in_Radical_Social_Theory 0.0 0
Modernist Radicalism and its Aftermath explores the ways in which Marx, Durkheim, Althusser and Habermas have all been drawn towards foundationalism, and offers a framework for the analysis of foundationalism in social theory. The articulation of an alternative "post foundational" radicalism is far from simple. Important themes are identified in the work of Simmel, Weber, and Adorno and in some postmodernist theory, but they are at constant risk of regression into metaphysics or nihilism. The book closes with a plea for radicalism which can maintain the accountability of inquiry while facing up to the contingency of value. Modernist Radicalism and its Aftermath offers both an interpretation of "classical" social theory and a presentation of contemporary debates on modernity and postmodernism.]]> 1432332 3.96 28 6 4925370 0947971351 9780947971359 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4925370.Stephen_Crook_s_Classic_Steam_Collection 0.0 0 1432332 3.96 28 6