{"product_id":"walter-benjamin-esther-leslie-9781861893437","title":"Walter Benjamin","description":"Drawing upon a wealth of journal writings and personal correspondence, Esther Leslie presents a uniquely intimate portrait of one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century, Walter Benjamin. She sets his life in the context of his middle-class upbringing; explores the social, political, and economic upheaval in Germany during and after World War I; and recounts Benjamin's eccentric love of toys, trick-books, travel, and ships. From the Frankfurt School and his influential friendships with Theodore Adorno, Gershom Scholem, and Bertolt Brecht, to his travels across Europe, \u003ci\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e traces out the roots of Benjamin's groundbreaking writings and their far-reaching impact in his own time. Leslie argues that Benjamin's life challenges the stereotypical narrative of the tragic and lonely intellectual figure--instead positioning him as a man who relished the fierce combat of competing theories and ideas.\u003cbr\u003eClosing with his death at the Spanish-French border in a desperate flight from the Nazis and Stalin, \u003ci\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and concentrated account of a capacious intellect trapped by hostile circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther Leslie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861893434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861893437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.87h x 5.42w x 0.70d","brand":"Esther Leslie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939041673471,"sku":"9781861893437","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_21fdb7fc-c40b-4779-8f1a-f42559f703b6.jpg?v=1681439149","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walter-benjamin-esther-leslie-9781861893437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}