03232nam 2200685Ia 450 991046310620332120200520144314.097866132918511-283-29185-10-520-95013-510.1525/9780520950139(CKB)2670000000398624(EBL)784538(OCoLC)756484689(SSID)ssj0000554495(PQKBManifestationID)11336504(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554495(PQKBWorkID)10512754(PQKB)11263192(MiAaPQ)EBC784538(OCoLC)760992248(MdBmJHUP)muse30889(DE-B1597)519622(OCoLC)1027620256(DE-B1597)9780520950139(Au-PeEL)EBL784538(CaPaEBR)ebr10504615(CaONFJC)MIL329185(EXLCZ)99267000000039862420110509d2012 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCinema and experience[electronic resource] Siegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno /Miriam Bratu HansenBerkeley University of California Pressc20121 online resource (406 p.)Weimar and now: German cultural criticism ;44Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26559-9 0-520-26560-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --Abbreviations --1. Film, Medium of a Disintegrating World --2. Curious Americanism --3. Actuality, Antinomies --4. Aura. The Appropriation of a Concept --5. Mistaking the Moon for a Ball --6. Micky-Maus --7. Play-Form of Second Nature --8. The Question of Film Aesthetics --9. Theory of Film --Notes --IndexSiegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno-affiliated through friendship, professional ties, and argument-developed an astute philosophical critique of modernity in which technological media played a key role. This book explores in depth their reflections on cinema and photography from the Weimar period up to the 1960's. Miriam Bratu Hansen brings to life an impressive archive of known and, in the case of Kracauer, less known materials and reveals surprising perspectives on canonic texts, including Benjamin's artwork essay. Her lucid analysis extrapolates from these writings the contours of a theory of cinema and experience that speaks to questions being posed anew as moving image culture evolves in response to digital technology.Weimar and now ;44.Motion picturesElectronic books.Motion pictures.791.4309AP 45400rvkHansen Miriam1949-2011.603366Dimendberg Edward, edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463106203321Cinema and experience2371522UNINA04169nam 2200721 a 450 991078570020332120231019004851.09789004184350 ebook10.1163/ej.9789004180338.i-314(CKB)2670000000066992(EBL)635031(OCoLC)695988993(SSID)ssj0000432974(PQKBManifestationID)11316022(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000432974(PQKBWorkID)10375197(PQKB)11713556(MiAaPQ)EBC635031(OCoLC)457129790(nllekb)BRILL9789004184350(Au-PeEL)EBL635031(CaPaEBR)ebr10439066(CaONFJC)MIL295143(PPN)170756092(EXLCZ)99267000000006699220091019d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfghanistan, Iraq and post-conflict governance[electronic resource] Damoclean democracy? /by Imtiaz HussainLeiden [Netherlands] ;Boston Brill20101 online resource (328 p.)International studies in sociology and social anthropology,0074-8684 ;v. 113Description based upon print version of record.90-04-18033-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material /I. Hussain --1. Afghanistan and Iraq, Democracy and The United States: Between Rocks And Hard Places /I. Hussain --2. Hyphenating Democracy: Germany, Japan, and The Conflict Thesis /I. Hussain --3. Embracing Democracy: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Prior U.S. Considerations /I. Hussain --4. Blindfolding Democracy: Blueprinting Ballots From Bullets /I. Hussain --5. Sine Qua Non Democracy: Afghan-Iraq Symmetries and C.P.A. As Oddball /I. Hussain --6. Ad Hoc Democracy: Troubled Waters Too Deep, Bridges Too Few /I. Hussain --7. Constitutional Democracy: Afghanistan’s Paper Tiger and Iraq’s Pigeon Clay /I. Hussain --8. Electoral Democracy: Still The Road Less Traveled By /I. Hussain --9. Conclusions: Damoclean Democracy? /I. Hussain --Bibliography /I. Hussain --Index /I. Hussain.Much has been written about democratizing Afghanistan and Iraq, yet a clear-cut, theoretically-enriching, and empirically thick comparative analysis remains overdue for societies as divided as these two. To partly fill in the vacuum, this book utilizes various theories and stages of international negotiations(which catalyzed democratization in both cases) in interpreting both cases, while also distinguishing between endogenous and exogenous democratization forces. How electoral democracy came about in both cases is traced from the negotiating table through at least 4 stages and 6 chapters. The study finds democratization being more stable when left on its own momentum (as in Afghanistan) than when conflict-driven (as in Iraq). Though full-fledged democracy does not appear inevitable in either case, the study's insightful exploration of its interface in Islamic communities and as a Bush Doctrine component alerts us to fasten our seat belts before elections beckon again.International studies in sociology and social anthropology ;v. 113.DemocratizationAfghanistanDemocratizationIraqDemocracyAfghanistanDemocracyIraqComparative governmentAfghanistanPolitics and government2001-2021IraqPolitics and government2003-DemocratizationDemocratizationDemocracyDemocracyComparative government.320.9567Hussain A. Imtiaz1953-1548507Hussain A. Imtiaz1953-1548507MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785700203321Afghanistan, Iraq and post-conflict governance3805594UNINA