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NEW TITLE: TOWARDS A NEW MANIFESTO By THEODOR ADORNO and MAX HORKHEIMER OUT NOW -------------------------------- “A philosophical jam-session.” NEW LEFT REVIEW http://newleftreview.org/?view=2860 -------------------------------- A thrilling example of philosophy in action, TOWARDS A NEW MANIFESTO reveals the fathers of critical theory, Adorno and Horkheimer, in a uniquely spirited and free-flowing exchange of ideas. A record of their discussions over three weeks in the spring of 1956, recorded with a view to writing a contemporary version of THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, this conversation ranges across its central themes – theory and practice, labor and leisure, domination and freedom – in a register found nowhere else in their work. Amid a careening flux of arguments, aphorisms and asides, in which the trenchant alternates with the reckless, positions are swapped and contradictions unheeded resulting in a thrilling example of philosophy in action and a compelling map of a possible passage to a new world. --------------------------------- Praise for DIALECTIC OF ENLIGHTENMENT: “A classic of twentieth-century thought.” TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT “A sustained and serious critique of Western civilization.” TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT --------------------------------- THEODOR ADORNO was a sociologist, philosopher and musicologist. MAX HORKHEIMER was a philosopher and sociologist. They were both key early members of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research and together wrote the classic DIALECTIC OF ENLIGHTENMENT. --------------------------------- ISBN: 978 1 84467 819 8 / $14.95/£9.99/$18.50CAN / Hardback / 128 pages ----------------------------------- For more information about TOWARDS A NEW MANIFESTO, or to buy the book visit: http://www.versobooks.com/books/1037-towards-a-new-manifesto --------------------------------- Visit Verso’s website for information on our upcoming events, new reviews and publications and special offers: http://www.versobooks.com Become a fan of Verso on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Verso-Books/205847279448577 And get updates on Twitter too! http://twitter.com/VersoBooks -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------