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The Stars Down to Earth

by Theodor W. Adorno
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The Stars Down to Earth
The Stars Down to Earth

For skeptics of mass culture’s hidden manipulations

If you like sharp, unsettling social criticism, this feels uncannily ahead of its time. Adorno dissects astrology, propaganda, and consumer culture in a way that makes modern media look even more revealing than he intended. It’s the kind of book that leaves you uneasy, alert, and seeing everyday cultural habits very differently.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Theodor W. Adorno
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ISBN: 9780415271004
Authors: Theodor W. Adorno
Publisher: Routledge
Date of Publication: 2001-10-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Politics, Philosophy, Sociology
Related Topics: Economics, Anti Racist, Sociology, Politics, Society, Theory, Essays
Goodreads rating: 3.82
(rated by 293 readers)

Description

The Stars Down to Earth shows us a stunningly prescient Adorno. Haunted by the ugly side of American culture industries, he uses the different angles provided by each of these three essays to showcase the dangers inherent in modern obsessions with consumption. He engages with some of his most enduring themes in this seminal collection, focusing on the irrational in mass culture—from astrology to new-age cults, from anti-Semitism to the power of neo-fascist propaganda. He points out that the modern state and market forces serve the interest of capital in its basic form. Stephan Crook's introduction grounds Adorno's arguments firmly in the present, where extreme religious and political organizations are commonplace. Half a century ago, Theodore Adorno not only recognised the dangers, but proclaimed them loudly. We did not listen then. Maybe it is not too late to listen now.
 

For skeptics of mass culture’s hidden manipulations

If you like sharp, unsettling social criticism, this feels uncannily ahead of its time. Adorno dissects astrology, propaganda, and consumer culture in a way that makes modern media look even more revealing than he intended. It’s the kind of book that leaves you uneasy, alert, and seeing everyday cultural habits very differently.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.