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A Brief History of the Masses: Three Revolutions (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts)

Stefan Jonsson
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Description:Stefan Jonsson uses three monumental works of art to build a provocative history of popular revolt: Jacques-Louis David's "The Tennis Court Oath" (1791), James Ensor's "Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889" (1888), and Alfredo Jaar's "They Loved It So Much, the Revolution" (1989). Addressing, respectively, the French Revolution of 1789, Belgium's proletarian messianism in the 1880s, and the worldwide rebellions and revolutions of 1968, these canonical images not only depict an alternative view of history but offer a new understanding of the relationship between art and politics and the revolutionary nature of true democracy. Drawing on examples from literature, politics, philosophy, and other works of art, Jonsson carefully constructs his portrait, revealing surprising parallels between the political representation of "the people" in government and their aesthetic representation in painting. Both essentially "frame" the people, Jonsson argues, defining them as elites or masses, responsible citizens or angry mobs. Yet in the aesthetic fantasies of David, Ensor, and Jaar, Jonsson finds a different understanding of democracy-one in which human collectives break the frame and enter the picture.Connecting the achievements and failures of past revolutions to current political issues, Jonsson then situates our present moment in a long historical drama of popular unrest, making his book both a cultural history and a contemporary discussion about the fate of democracy in our globalized world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Brief History of the Masses: Three Revolutions (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts). To get started finding A Brief History of the Masses: Three Revolutions (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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A Brief History of the Masses: Three Revolutions (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts)

Stefan Jonsson
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Description: Stefan Jonsson uses three monumental works of art to build a provocative history of popular revolt: Jacques-Louis David's "The Tennis Court Oath" (1791), James Ensor's "Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889" (1888), and Alfredo Jaar's "They Loved It So Much, the Revolution" (1989). Addressing, respectively, the French Revolution of 1789, Belgium's proletarian messianism in the 1880s, and the worldwide rebellions and revolutions of 1968, these canonical images not only depict an alternative view of history but offer a new understanding of the relationship between art and politics and the revolutionary nature of true democracy. Drawing on examples from literature, politics, philosophy, and other works of art, Jonsson carefully constructs his portrait, revealing surprising parallels between the political representation of "the people" in government and their aesthetic representation in painting. Both essentially "frame" the people, Jonsson argues, defining them as elites or masses, responsible citizens or angry mobs. Yet in the aesthetic fantasies of David, Ensor, and Jaar, Jonsson finds a different understanding of democracy-one in which human collectives break the frame and enter the picture.Connecting the achievements and failures of past revolutions to current political issues, Jonsson then situates our present moment in a long historical drama of popular unrest, making his book both a cultural history and a contemporary discussion about the fate of democracy in our globalized world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Brief History of the Masses: Three Revolutions (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts). To get started finding A Brief History of the Masses: Three Revolutions (Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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