LEADER 04505cam a2200541 i 4500001 268961 005 20240621200928.0 008 160920s2017 nyu b s001 0 eng 010 2016039674 020 9781438465937 |q(hardcover |qalkaline paper) 020 1438465939 |q(hardcover |qalkaline paper) 020 9781438465944 |q(paperback) 020 1438465947 |q(paperback) 035 (OCoLC)ocn987635360 035 268961 042 pcc 043 e-gx--- 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dBDX |dOCLCO |dYDX |dOCLCO |dSOI |dOCLCQ |dL2U |dOCLCQ |dCHVBK |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dOCLCQ |dSWW |dLHM 050 00 DS145 |b.R467 2017 100 1 Rensmann, Lars, |eauthor. 245 14 The politics of unreason : |bthe Frankfurt School and the origins of modern antisemitism / |cLars Rensmann. 264 1 Albany : |bState University of New York Press, |c[2017] 300 xv, 583 pages ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 SUNY series, philosophy and race 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Introduction : how the Frankfurt school has shaped the study of modern antisemitism -- From Odysseus to postliberal subjectivity : revisiting Freud and the civilizationan genesis of social domination -- Loving to hate : the antidemocratic syndrome and the social psychology of modern authoritarianism -- Objectifying the other : the ideology of antisemitism as false projection -- The societal origins of modern antisemitism : Judeophobia and critical social theory after Marx and Weber -- Power, desolation, and the failed promise of freedom : rereading the "Elements of antisemitism" -- The politics of paranoia : from totalitarian antisemitism to political mobilizations of Judeophobia in democracies -- Guild, responsibility, and post-holocause democracy : interpreting "secondary" antisemitism -- Why critical theory matters : antisemitism, authoritarian politics, and human dignity in the global age. 520 "The first systematic analysis of the Frankfurt School's research and theorizing on modern antisemitism. 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 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"--The publisher. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Antisemitism |xHistoriography. 650 0 Antisemitism |xResearch |zGermany |xHistory. 650 0 Frankfurt school of sociology |xHistory. 650 0 Critical theory |xHistory. 650 7 Antisemitism |xHistoriography. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00810772 650 7 Critical theory. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00883690 650 7 Frankfurt school of sociology. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00933734 651 7 Germany. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01210272 650 7 Antisemitismus. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4002333-3 650 7 Geschichtsphilosophie. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4020529-0 650 7 Kritische Theorie. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4073840-1 650 7 Sozialphilosophie. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4055876-9 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 |iOnline version:Rensmann, Lars. |tPolitics of unreason. |dAlbany : State University of New York Press, [2017] |z9781438465951 |w(DLC) 2017034595 830 0 SUNY series, philosophy and race. 852 0 |bstacks |hDS145 |i.R467 2017