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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Paradoxe Moderne: Judische Alternativen zum Fin de Siecle
With this essay, Yuri Slezkine stands in a series of interpretations that have made the connection between social minority and social success in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the subject of their analysis. The fascination that emanates from his brilliantly written essay lies in the fact that he dissolves the primarily "ethnic" grounded argument through universalizations and shows how secondary virtues of modernity that are considered to be "Jewish" generalize and are thus brought to their historical concept. With his thesis of "Mercury" modernity, a world in which everyone has finally become "Jewish", Slezkine shows how in the European fin de siècle social habitus rationalized into ethnic difference. Using literary examples - Kafka, Proust, Joyce - he traces the Jewish and non-Jewish variants of a tendency which in the case of the Jews developed in three directions: towards communism, Zionism and the pluralistic, multi-ethnic liberalism of America. Slezkine's essay is a controversial contribution to the still untapped potential of Jewish historical experience.
£22.77
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies
Exploring the emerging and vibrant field of critical agrarian studies, this comprehensive Handbook offers interdisciplinary insights from both leading scholars and activists to understand agrarian life, livelihoods, formations and processes of change. It highlights the development of the field, which is characterized by theoretical and methodological pluralism and innovation. The Handbook presents critical analyses of, and examines controversies about, historical and contemporary social structures and processes in agrarian and rural settings from a wide range of perspectives. Chapters explore the origins of critical agrarian studies, the concepts underpinning the diverse theoretical approaches to the field, and the strengths and weaknesses of different methodologies used within the field. Finally, it illuminates debates around the topic and trajectories for future research and development. This will be a vital resource for graduate students, scholars and activists interested in critical agrarian studies. The analytical and empirical insights will also be helpful to students of environmental and development studies as well as agricultural and development economics, human geography and socio-cultural anthropology.
£279.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies
Exploring the emerging and vibrant field of critical agrarian studies, this comprehensive Handbook offers interdisciplinary insights from both leading scholars and activists to understand agrarian life, livelihoods, formations and processes of change. It highlights the development of the field, which is characterized by theoretical and methodological pluralism and innovation. The Handbook presents critical analyses of, and examines controversies about, historical and contemporary social structures and processes in agrarian and rural settings from a wide range of perspectives. Chapters explore the origins of critical agrarian studies, the concepts underpinning the diverse theoretical approaches to the field, and the strengths and weaknesses of different methodologies used within the field. Finally, it illuminates debates around the topic and trajectories for future research and development. This will be a vital resource for graduate students, scholars and activists interested in critical agrarian studies. The analytical and empirical insights will also be helpful to students of environmental and development studies as well as agricultural and development economics, human geography and socio-cultural anthropology.
£50.95
