Another Freedom: The Alternative History of an Idea - Couverture rigide

Boym, Svetlana

 
9780226069739: Another Freedom: The Alternative History of an Idea
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ISBN 10 : 0226069737 ISBN 13 : 9780226069739
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2010

Synopsis

The word "freedom" is so overly used--and frequently abused--that it is always in danger of becoming nothing but a cliché. In Another Freedom, Svetlana Boym offers us a refreshing new portrait of the age-old concept. Exploring the rich cross-cultural history of the idea of freedom, from its origins in ancient Greece to the present day, she argues that our attempts to imagine freedom should occupy the space of not only "what is" but also "what if." Beginning with notions of sacrifice and the emergence of a public sphere for politics and art, Boym expands her account to include the relationships between freedom and liberation, modernity and terror, and political dissent and creative estrangement. While depicting a world of differences, she affirms lasting solidarities based on the commitment to the passionate thinking that reflections on freedom require. To do so, Boym assembles a remarkable cast of characters: Aeschylus and Euripides, Kafka and Mandelstam, Arendt and Heidegger, and a virtual encounter between Dostoevsky and Marx on the streets of Paris.

By offering a fresh look at the strange history of this idea, Another Freedom delivers a nuanced portrait of freedom, one whose repercussions will be felt well into the future.

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À propos de l?auteur

Svetlana Boym is the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature at Harvard University, as well as an associate of the Graduate School of Design and Architecture. A writer, theorist, and media artist, she is the author of The Future of Nostalgia, among other publications.

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Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0226069737
ISBN 13 
9780226069739
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
360
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0226069745 ISBN 13 :  9780226069746
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2012
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