{"product_id":"with-the-sharpened-axe-of-gerhard-fischer-9781859730546","title":"With the Sharpened Axe of Reason","description":"Walter Benjamin holds a unique fascination for students and scholars interested in the question of modernity. The most original thinker of Weimar Germany, Benjamin has become something of a cultural icon and his works are often regarded with awe rather than critical scrutiny. This book offers surprising new insights from a number of perspectives -- sociology, history, women's studies, literary and cultural studies -- and investigates unexplored areas of Benjamin scholarship to arrive at a critically balanced perception of his work. There are four main sections: - a critical re-evaluation of Benjamin's concepts of history and modernity in light of postmodernist discourses; - a discussion of aspects of Benjamin's literary scholarship; - a re-evaluation of Benjamin's writings on media and performance theories; and - an investigation of Benjamin's peculiar 'utopianism' which includes a critical consideration of sexual\/gender politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerhard Fischer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185973054X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781859730546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.25w x 0.57d","brand":"Gerhard Fischer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474254184703,"sku":"9781859730546","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02826249-fc9f-4be8-a306-896ffb49f1fb.jpg?v=1762315672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/with-the-sharpened-axe-of-gerhard-fischer-9781859730546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}