The Politics Of Unreason: The Frankfurt School And The Origins Of Modern Antisemitism (suny Series, Philosophy And Race (hardcover))
by Lars Rensmann /
2017 / English / PDF
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Although the Frankfurt School represents one of the most
influential intellectual traditions of the twentieth century, its
multifaceted work on modern antisemitism has so far largely been
neglected.
Although the Frankfurt School represents one of the most
influential intellectual traditions of the twentieth century, its
multifaceted work on modern antisemitism has so far largely been
neglected.The Politics of Unreason
The Politics of Unreason fills this gap,
providing the first systematic study of the Frankfurt School's
philosophical, psychological, political, and social research and
theorizing on the problem of antisemitism. Examining the full range
of these critical theorists' contributions, from major studies and
prominent essays to seemingly marginal pieces and aphorisms, Lars
Rensmann reconstructs how the Frankfurt School, faced with the
catastrophe of the genocide against the European Jews, explains
forms and causes of anti-Jewish politics of hate. The book also
pays special attention to research on coded and "secondary"
antisemitism after the Holocaust, and how resentments are
politically mobilized under conditions of democracy. By revisiting
and rereading the Frankfurt School's original work, this book
challenges several misperceptions about critical theory's research,
making the case that it provides an important source to better
understand the social origins and politics of antisemitism, racism,
and hate speech in the modern world.
fills this gap,
providing the first systematic study of the Frankfurt School's
philosophical, psychological, political, and social research and
theorizing on the problem of antisemitism. Examining the full range
of these critical theorists' contributions, from major studies and
prominent essays to seemingly marginal pieces and aphorisms, Lars
Rensmann reconstructs how the Frankfurt School, faced with the
catastrophe of the genocide against the European Jews, explains
forms and causes of anti-Jewish politics of hate. The book also
pays special attention to research on coded and "secondary"
antisemitism after the Holocaust, and how resentments are
politically mobilized under conditions of democracy. By revisiting
and rereading the Frankfurt School's original work, this book
challenges several misperceptions about critical theory's research,
making the case that it provides an important source to better
understand the social origins and politics of antisemitism, racism,
and hate speech in the modern world.
