Die Produktion des Raums, 1974 zuerst erschienen, ist ein Schlüsselwerk für die gegenwärtigen Debatten über Raum, Stadt, Architektur und Gesellschaft. Als marxistischer Soziologe analysiert Henri Lefebvre wie jede Gesellschaftsform einen ihr eigenen Raum produziert. Lefebvres Begeisterung für Kunst, „Poesie und ausgreifendes, systemsprengendes Denken“ (Christoph Schäfer) verband ihn früh mit künstlerisch-politisch radikalen Subkulturen. Er entfaltete eine Wirkung, die weit über die Stadtsoziologie hinausreicht – in der Politikwissenschaft, in der Kunst und Kunstwissenschaft, in der Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft und nicht zuletzt im politischen Aktivismus der Recht-auf-Stadt-Bewegung. Lefebvres wichtigstes Buch zur Raumtheorie liegt hier erstmals auf Deutsch in der Übersetzung von Annett Busch vor.
A collection of previously untranslated writings by Henri Lefebvre on rural sociology, situating his research in relation to wider Marxist work On the Rural is the first English collection to translate Lefebvre's crucial but lesser-known writings on rural sociology and political economy, presenting a wide-ranging approach to understanding the historical and rural sociology of precapitalist social forms, their endurance today, and conditions of dispossession and uneven development. In On the Rural, Stuart Elden and Adam David Morton present Lefebvre's key works on rural questions, including the first half of his book Du rural à l'urbain and supplementary texts, two of which are largely unknown conference presentations published outside France. On the Rural offers methodological orientations for addressing questions of economy, sociology, and geography by deploying insights from spatial political economy to decipher the rural as a terrain and stake of capitalist transformation. By doing so, it reveals the production of the rural as a key site of capitalist development and as a space of struggle. This volume delivers a careful translation--supplemented with extensive notes and a substantive introduction--to cement Lefebvre's central contribution to the political economy of rural sociology and geography.
Acknowledgements Introduction: Coming to Terms with Lefbvre- Stuart Elden and
Elizabeth Lebas Marxism and Philosophy Introduction - Stuart Elden
Retrospections (from L 'Existentialisme, 1946) Unity of the Doctrine (from
Dialectical Materialism, 1939) Prolegomenas (from Metaphilosophie, 1965)
Marxian Thought and Sociology (from The Sociology of Marx, 1966) Beyond
Structuralism (from Au-de/a du structuralisme, 1971) Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche
(from Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche ou le royaume des ombres, 1975) Triads and Dyads
(from La Presence et L'absence, 1980) Twelve Theses on Logic and Dialectic
(from Logique formelle, logique dialectique, 3rd edn, 1982) State (from Le
Retour de La dialectique, 1986) Becoming and the Historical (from Le Retour de
la dialectique, 1986) The Critique of Everyday Life Introduction- Elizabeth
Lebas Mystification: Notes for a Critique of Everyday Life (Henri Lefebvre and
Norbert Guterman, Avant Poste, 2 [1933]) Elucidations (from Critique de La vie
quotidienne II: Fondements d'une sociologie de La quotidiennete, 1961) The
Social Text (from Critique de la vie quotidienne II: Fondements d'une
sociologie de la quotidiennete, 1961) The End of Modernity? (from Critique de
La vie quotidienne Ill: De fa modernite au modernisme (Pour une
metaphilosophie du quotidien), 1981) On Vulgarity (from Critique de Ia vie
quotidienne IlL De la modernite au modernisme (Pour une mhaphilosophie du
quotidien), 1981) Myths in Everyday Life (from Cahiers Internationaux de
Sociologie, XXXIII (1962)) The Country and the City Introduction- Eleonore
Kofman Perspectives on Rural Sociology (from Cahiers Internationaux de
Sociologie, XIV (1953)) Preface to the Study of the Habitat of the 'Pavilion'
(from L 'Habitat Pavillonnaire, 1966) Levels and Dimensions (from La
Revolution urbaine, 1970) The Other Parises (from Espaces et Societes, 13/14
(1974-5) History, Time and Space Introduction - Stuart Elden The Inventory
(from La Somme et le reste, 1959) Time and History (from La Fin de l'histoire,
1970) The Style of the Commune (from La Proclamation de La commune, 1965) The
Rhythmanalytical Project (Henri Lefebvre and Catherine Regulier,
Communications, 41 (1985)) The Worldwide Experience (from De l'Etat, Vol IV,
1978) Preface to the New Edition (from La Production de l'espace, 3rd edn,
1986) Politics Introduction - Elizabeth Lebas Nation and Culture (from Norbert
Guterman and Henri Lefebvre, La Conscience mystifiee, 1936) Between Yourself
and You (from Norbert Guterman and Henri Lefebvre, La Conscience mystifiee,
1936) Being a Communist (from La Somme et le reste, 1959) From the Social Pact
to the Contract of Citizenship (from Du Contrat de citoyennete, 1990) Some
Questions About Asking Questions (from M: Marxisme, Mensuel, Mouvement, 7
(Janvier 1987)) Notes Index
Leading French thinker with his key work on philosophical thought In Metaphilosophy, Henri Lefebvre works through the implications of Marx’s revolutionary thought to consider philosophy’s engagement with the world. Lefebvre takes Marx’s notion of the “world becoming philosophical and philosophy becoming worldly” as a leitmotif, examining the relation between Hegelian–Marxist supersession and Nietzschean overcoming. Metaphilosophy is conceived of as a transformation of philosophy, developing it into a programme of radical worldwide change. The book demonstrates Lefebvre’s threefold debt to Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche, but it also brings a number of other figures into the conversation, including Sartre, Heidegger and Axelos. A key text in Lefebvre’s oeuvre, Metaphilosophy is also a milestone in contemporary thinking about philosophy’s relation to the world.
Henri Lefebvre was one of the most significant and influential social theorists of the 20th century. His impressive body of work crosses multiple disciplines including sociology, philosophy, economics, politics and cultural studies. In Everyday Life in the Modern World Lefebvre reveals the decisions and events which, day to day, we know very little about and do not actively participate in and yet have a profound effect on our lives. He considers the impact of consumerism, language and mass media on everyday life using a variety of critical approaches including Marxism and Structuralism. The Revelations edition includes an introduction by Philip Wander in which he discusses the context and importance of the book, particularly in the fields of communications, work, science and technology. This is Lefebvre's manifesto for a new cultural revolution of the everyday which is as relevant today as it ever was.
Allerorten wird in den letzten Jahren ein »Recht auf Stadt« eingefordert – von sozialen Protestbewegungen gegen Gentrifizierung weltweit. NGOs und UN-Organisationen postulieren es gleichermaßen. Kritische Stadtforscher wie David Harvey, Peter Marcuse oder Niels Boeing beziehen sich in ihrer radikalen Gesellschaftskritik auf Henri Lefebvre, der das Konzept 1968 entworfen hat – in einer Schrift, die hier nun zum ersten Mal in deutscher Übersetzung vorliegt. »Recht auf Stadt« ist mehr als die individuelle Freiheit, auf städtische Ressourcen zugreifen zu können. Es ist das Recht auf ein erneuertes urbanes Leben. Angesichts der sozialen Probleme in den desolaten Hochhaus-Vorstädten und anderer Folgen des rasanten Städtewachstums nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg stellte Lefebvre schon in den sechziger Jahren fest, dass der Urbanisierungsprozess einhergeht mit einem Verlust der Stadt als Ort der kreativen Schöpfung, zugunsten einer bloßen industriellen Verwertungslogik. Er postuliert aber keine Abkehr von der Stadt – etwa in die zeitgleich entstehenden amerikanischen Mittelklasse-Vororte –, sondern macht in der Stadt ein enormes Potenzial aus, das zu einer emanzipierten urbanen Gesellschaft führen kann. Das Recht auf Stadt ist ein gesamtgesellschaftliches Anrecht auf Begegnung, Teilhabe, Austausch, das große Fest und einen kollektiv gestalteten und genutzten städtischen Raum.
Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment, the first publication of Henri Lefebvre's only book devoted to architecture, redefines architecture as a mode of imagination rather than a specialized process or a collection of monuments. Lefebvre calls for an architecture of jouissance--of pleasure or enjoyment--centered on the body and its rhythms and based on the possibilities of the senses.
Rhythmanalysis displays all the characteristics which made Lefebvre one of the most important Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century. In the analysis of rhythms -- both biological and social -- Lefebvre shows the interrelation of space and time in the understanding of everyday life.With dazzling skills, Lefebvre moves between discussions of music, the commodity, measurement, the media and the city. In doing so he shows how a non-linear conception of time and history balanced his famous rethinking of the question of space. This volume also includes his earlier essays on "The Rhythmanalysis Project" and "Attempt at the Rhythmanalysis of Mediterranean Towns."
Exploring the emergence of modernity, the author delves into the sociological and philosophical shifts that shaped contemporary society. Key themes include the transformation of social structures, the impact of technological advancements, and the evolution of individual identity. Through a critical lens, the work examines how these changes influence human behavior and societal norms, offering insights into the complexities of modern life.
