9780415119047 - Recognising European Modernities: A Montage of the Present von Pred, Allan (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Heavy volume will require additional postage for destinations outside of the USA. "For over a century, Europe has been characterised by a plurality of capitalist modernities. At any moment, each country possesses its own distinctly modern qualities which are partly shaped through interrelationships with other countries. Each European commodity society has experienced successive, but different overlapping, periods of industrial modernity (large scale factories and urban growth), high modernity (social modernization promoted by social engineering) and hypermodernity (the acceleration of modernity, yielding new circumstances and sensibilities). Interrogating contemporary hypermodern Europe thus requires an exploration of industrial and high modern Europe. Recognising European Modernities explores a century of civilisation through a critical examination of the extreme case of Sweden. Using montage - relayering multiple pasts and on-going present - the book challenges the contemporary obsession with "postmodernity", demanding a deeper, more connective understanding of the pleasures and dangers of the European present. The author visits three spectacular spaces: the Stockholm Exhibition of 1897, the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 and the Globe, a contemporary multi-purpose arena. Analysis of these pivotal spaces reveals the on-going process of modernization as new forms of consumption are repeatedly entangled in changing discourses of power to be reworked and translated into cultural politics. ." (Publisher). "." . . the combination of theoretical daring and empirical intricacy is, simply, stunning . . . Part tour guide, part circus barker, part performance artist, part cultural critic, but always--and dazzlingly--human geographer . . . [Pred] revisits and reinscribes modernism within critical social thought, relayering multiple pasts within our own precarious present . . ."-Derek Gregory, University of British Columbia ." . . a groundbreaking experimental work . . . Pred's scholarship is recognised worldwide and he has proved himself on every account. Rather than resting on his previous laurels he has taken the risk of inventing new forms to express his understanding of modernity."-Paul Rabinow, University of California, Berkely "Pred is to be congratulated for having produced a challenging and stimulating book that will deepen and enhance our grasp of European modernity."-David Chaney, University of Durham".

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Contents: For(e) Montage: Swedish Modern and the Recognition of European Modernities -- Ch. 1. Spectacular Articulations of Modernity: The Stockholm Exhibition of 1897 -- Ch. 2. Pure and Simple Lines, Future Lines of Vision: The Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 -- Ch. 3. Where in the World Am I, Are We? Who in the World Am I, Are We?: The Glob(e)alization of Stockholm, Sweden -- After Montage: Or What? 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in black gloss boards with gold gilt lettering to front and spine, no dustjacket as issued. 291pp. B/w photographs and illustrations. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no underlined or highlighted text, no notes in margins. (38/7).

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 296 pages. 10.25x7.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Using montage - relayering multiple pasts and on-going present - this challenges the obsession with "postmodernity", demanding a deeper, more connective understanding of the pleasures and dangers of the European present. Num Pages: 292 pages, 8 line drawings and 35 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 890. . 1995. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.