Another Freedom: The Alternative History of an Idea - Brossura

Boym, Svetlana

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ISBN 10: 0226069745 ISBN 13: 9780226069746

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2012

Riassunto

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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Informazioni sull?autore

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.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0226069745
• ISBN 13: 9780226069746
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 360
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile