The Salaried Masses - Duty and Distraction in Weimar Germany (Paperback)

First published in 1930, Siegfried Kracauer's work was greeted with great acclaim and soon attained the status of a classic. The object of his inquiry was the new class of salaried employees who populated the cities of Weimar Germany. Spiritually homeless, divorced from all custom and tradition, these white-collar workers sought refuge in entertainment-or the "distraction industries," as Kracauer put it-but, only three years later, were to flee into the arms of Adolf Hitler. Eschewing the instruments of traditional sociological scholarship, but without collapsing into mere journalistic reportage, Kracauer explores the contradictions of this caste. Drawing on conversations, newspapers, adverts and personal correspondence, he charts the bland horror of the everyday. In the process he succeeds in writing not just a prescient account of the declining days of the Weimar Republic, but also a path-breaking exercise in the sociology of culture which has sharp relevance for today.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1998
First published:	September 1998
Authors:	Siegfried Kracauer
Introduction by:	Inka Mulder-Bach
Translators:	Quintin Hoare
Dimensions:	216 x 137 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-1-85984-187-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-85984-187-2
Barcode:	9781859841877

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