All that is solid melts into air
Subtitle: the experience of modernity
By: Marshall Berman.
Publisher: Viking Penguin; Penguin (Non-Classics)
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Civilization, Modern -- 20th century; Civilization, Modern -- 19th century
Description: "The political and social revolutions of the nineteenth century, the pivotal writings of Goethe, Marx, Dostoevsky, and others, and the creation of new environments to replace the old - all have thrust us into a modern world of contradictions and ambiguities. In this fascinating book, Marshall Berman examines the clash of classes, histories, and cultures, and ponders our prospects for coming to terms with the relationship between a liberating social and philosophical idealism and a complex, bureaucratic materialism. From a reinterpretation of Karl Marx to an incisive consideration of the impact of Robert Moses on modern urban living, Berman charts the progress of the twentieth-century experience. He concludes that adaptation to continual flux is possible and that therein lies our hope for achieving a truly modern society."--back cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 349-369.
Reprint, with new pref. Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1982.
"Penguin books."
Includes index.