Miriam Hansen's brilliant introduction chronicles the work's genesis and transformation through Kracauer's conversations with Adorno and Benjamin, his flight from the Nazis, and his uneasy assimilation into the Cold-War United States.

This collection of his American writings uncovers fascinating corners of his film and cultural criticism, firmly placing him in the context of the New York Intellectuals as well.”—Peter Decherney, author of Hollywood's Copyright Wars: ...

Kracauers Angestellten-Buch ist ein Klassiker der analytisch-dokumen­tarischen Literatur, der seit seinem Erscheinen (1930) kaum etwas an Aktualität eingebüßt hat. »Der Wirklichkeit wird so sehr zugesetzt, dass sie Farbe bekennen muß ...

The Mass Ornament today remains a refreshing tribute to popular culture, and its impressively interdisciplinary writings continue to shed light not only on Kracauer's later work but also on the ideas of the Frankfurt School, the genealogy ...

First published in 1930 this analysis of Germany's emerging salaried class reveals how, in a very short period, the masses embraced Nazism. They eschewed the old society that previously sought pleasure in a range of social distractions.

This edition includes Kracauer’s preface to the original German edition, translated into English for the first time, and a critical foreword by Gertrud Koch.

This book brings together a broad selection of Kracauer’s work on media and political communication, much of it previously unavailable in English.