{"product_id":"historical-turns-nicholas-baer-9780520398818","title":"Historical Turns: Weimar Cinema and the Crisis of Historicism","description":"\u003ci\u003eHistorical Turns\u003c\/i\u003e reassesses Weimar cinema in light of the \"crisis of historicism\" widely diagnosed by German philosophers in the early twentieth century. Through bold new analyses of five legendary works of German silent cinema--\u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDestiny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRhythm 21\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e--Nicholas Baer argues that films of the Weimar Republic lent vivid expression to the crisis of historical thinking. With their experiments in cinematic form and style, these modernist films revealed the capacity of the medium to engage with fundamental questions about the philosophy of history. Reconstructing the debates over historicism that unfolded during the initial decades of moving-image culture, \u003ci\u003eHistorical Turns\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a more reflexive mode of historiography and expands the field of film and media philosophy. The book excavates a rich archive of ideas that illuminate our own moment of rapid media transformation and political, economic, and environmental crises around the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Baer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520398815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520398818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Nicholas Baer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094309884159,"sku":"9780520398818","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eafbbaac-882c-4399-8343-fe3b80e41c2d.jpg?v=1724844282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historical-turns-nicholas-baer-9780520398818","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}