{"product_id":"walter-benjamin-uwe-steiner-9780226772219","title":"Walter Benjamin: An Introduction to His Work and Thought","description":"Seven decades after his death, German Jewish writer, philosopher, and literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) continues to fascinate and influence. Here Uwe Steiner offers a comprehensive and sophisticated introduction to the oeuvre of this intriguing theorist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcknowledged only by a small circle of intellectuals during his lifetime, Benjamin is now a major figure whose work is essential to an understanding of modernity. Steiner traces the development of Benjamin's thought chronologically through his writings on philosophy, literature, history, politics, the media, art, photography, cinema, technology, and theology. \u003ci\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the essential coherence of its subject's thinking while also analyzing the controversial or puzzling facets of Benjamin's work. That coherence, Steiner contends, can best be appreciated by placing Benjamin in his proper context as a member of the German philosophical tradition and a participant in contemporary intellectual debates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Benjamin's writing attracts more and more readers in the English-speaking world, \u003ci\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e will be a valuable guide to this fascinating body of work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Uwe Steiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226772217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226772219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011","brand":"Uwe Steiner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086426583295,"sku":"9780226772219","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e628b76-255a-41ab-9416-4d56a44dae58.jpg?v=1769094605","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walter-benjamin-uwe-steiner-9780226772219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}