{"product_id":"saving-beauty-byung-chul-han-9781509515097","title":"Saving Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeauty today is a paradox. The cult of beauty is ubiquitous but it has lost its transcendence and become little more than an aspect of consumerism, the aesthetic dimension of capitalism. The sublime and unsettling aspects of beauty have given way to corporeal pleasures and 'likes', resulting in a kind of 'pornography' of beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han reinvigorates aesthetic theory for our digital age. He interrogates our preoccupation with all things slick and smooth, from Jeff Koon's sculptures and the iPhone to Brazilian waxing. Reaching far deeper than our superficial reactions to viral videos and memes, Han reclaims beauty, showing how it manifests itself as truth, temptation and even disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging and profound exploration of beauty, encompassing ethical and political considerations as well as aesthetic, will appeal to all those interested in cultural and aesthetic theory, philosophy and digital media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Byung-Chul Han\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509515097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509515097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Byung-Chul Han","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45933951549695,"sku":"9781509515097","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9646589-4689-4a06-8771-5261fa642f28.jpg?v=1721789987","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saving-beauty-byung-chul-han-9781509515097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}