Svetlana Boym

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Another Freedom: The Alternative History of an IdeaPaperback, 30 April 2012

Another Freedom: The Alternative History of an Idea
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Print Length
376 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Date Published
30 Apr 2012
ISBN-10
0226069745
ISBN-13
9780226069746

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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.

Product Details

Author:
Svetlana Boym
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 April 2012
Dimensions:
22.61 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
0226069745
ISBN-13:
9780226069746
Language:
English
Pages:
376
Weight:
498.95 gm

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