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Book SynopsisThis widely acclaimed book is a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history and ideas of the Frankfurt School -- the most important and influential group of leftist intellectuals, philosophers and social theorists in Germany this century.
Trade Review"This is the definitive work on the Frankfurt School, unequalled in its scope and its reliability both on historical details and on broader questions of interpretation."
William Outhwaite, University of Sussex "This is not just the most comprehensive and illuminating book on the Frankfurt School, it is by far the most sensitive and sympathetic." Frankfurter Rundschau
"Widely and justly acclaimed as the most thorough history of the movement ... the volume will unquestionably be essential for anyone concerned with the intellectual history of the period." Times Literary Supplement
"Wiggershaus's monumental, extensively researched study ... will surely become a classic in this area." David Frisby, Professor of Sociology, University of Glasgow
"This book is an absolute must for anyone interested in contemporary social theory and politics." Professor Douglas Kellner, The University of Texas at Austin
Table of ContentsIntroduction.
1. Dawn.
2. Flight.
3. In the New World I: An Independent Institute of Critical Social Research.
4. In the New World II: Productive Decay.
5. Gradual Return.
6. Critical Ornament of a Restoration Society.
7. Critical Theory in Contention.
8. Critical Theory in a Period of Upheaval.
Afterword.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
