Description: Walter Benjamin and the Critique of Political Economy : A New Historical Materialism, Hardcover by Nguyen, Duy Lap; O’kane, Chris (EDT); Bonefeld, Werner (EDT), ISBN 1350180424, ISBN-13 9781350180420, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Exploring the connections between Walter Benjamin's philosophy of history and a Marxian Critique of Political Economy, Duy Lap Nguyen analyses Benjamin's early writings and their development into a distinct understanding of historical materialism. Benjamin's historically materialist conception of history is shown to be characterised by a focus on the religion of capitalism, the mythology of the state, and messianic time. Revealing these factors, Nguyen joins up Benjamin's philosophical critique of the Kantian conception of history, alongside the historical trajectory of capitalism he subscribed to. Influenced by the theory of fascism outlined by German Marxist theorist Karl Korsch, we see how Benjamin's own theory of revolution and redemption in capitalist society developed into a sophisticated critique. Essential to Benjamin's materialist critique was a recognition of the fallibility of the Enlightenment notion of progress, as well as the need to overturn the political and economic catastrophes which enable capitalism and fascism to thrive. In mapping the exact course of Benjamin's critical historical materialism, Nguyen fully explicates the unique contribution he made to western Marxism.
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Book Title: Walter Benjamin and the Critique of Political Economy : A New His
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Walter Benjamin and the Critique of Political Economy : a New Historical Materialism
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Subject: Social, Political, Movements / Critical Theory
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.5 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Philosophy
Author: Duy Lap Nguyen
Series: Critical Theory and the Critique of Society Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
