Critical theory a very short introduction

"Critical theory emerged in the 1920s from the work of the Frankfurt School, the circle of German-Jewish academics who sought to diagnose - and, if at all possible, cure - the ills of society, particularly fascism and capitalism. In this book, Stephen Eric Bronner provides sketches of leading r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bronner, Stephen Eric, 1949- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press [2017]
Edición:2a edición
Colección:Very short introductions
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: what is critical theory?
  • The frankfurt school
  • A matter of method
  • Critical theory and modernism
  • Alienation and reification
  • Enlightened illusions
  • The utopian laboratory
  • The happy consciousness
  • The great refusal
  • From resignation to renewal
  • Unfinished tasks : solidarity, resistance, and global society
  • Further reading
  • Index.