After Year Zero : On Postwar German Thought by Jameson, Fredric

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Author: Jameson, FredricGermanyPublished on 15 September 2026 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 304 pages234 x 153 | 400g
In this series of accessible lectures, Fredric Jameson explores German philosophy and critical theory as it developed in the wake of World War Two. Focusing on key thinkers Horkheimer, Adorno, Heidegger, Habermas, Marcuse, Beuys, Enzensberger, Kluge, and Sloterdijk Jameson weaves close readings of texts with anecdotes and aperus to craft a narrative about the uses of theory. He delves into world-historical phenomena, such as the legacy of Nazism and the formation of the European Union, in a story that stretches from the postwar division of Germany to its reunification at the end of the Cold War.After Year Zero is a vital account of the German critical tradition, as understood by the most significant Marxist thinker in American culture.