{"product_id":"modernity-and-crises-of-identity-9780745609706","title":"Modernity and Crises of Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable and engaging book examines the intellectual and cultural life of turn--of--the--century Vienna, one of the most important centres of creativity in Europe.         Le Rider uses the notion of identity to bring together diverse aspects of the Viennese fin de siecle in a new and illuminating way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A masterpiece of erudition and imagination, Le Rider's magnum opus is now the work of choice for anyone interested in turn-of-the-century thought.' \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'It is impossible to convey in a few words the richness of this book.' \u003ci\u003eModern Language Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Elegant, challenging and perceptive.' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Destruction and Reconstruction of Identity.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Reflections on Viennese Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Individualism, Solitude and Identity Crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Mystic and the Genius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Narcissus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Crises of Masculine Identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Weininger, Schreber, Hofmannsthal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Feminine at Work in (Post)Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Law of the Father, Law of the Mother, and Otto Gross.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Electra, Antigone and Ariadne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Masculine-Feminine-Jew.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. A Triangle of the Times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Assimilated Jews of Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Sigmund Freud and Theodor Herzl, I: in the 'New Ghetto'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Sigmund Freud and Theodor Herzl, II: Two Modern Moses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Karl Kraus: Desperately Seeking a Jewish Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The 'Cultural Zionism' of Richard Beer-Hofmann Conclusion:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe (Post)Modern Indeterminacy of Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404337422679,"sku":"9780745609706","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/modernity-and-crises-of-identity-9780745609706","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}