Grain elevators and henri lefebvre, the production of space. Marx e as classes sociais segundo henri lefebvre nildo. Stanek explicitly confronts both the philosophical and the empirical foundations of lefebvres oeuvre, especially his direct involvement in the fields of urban development, planning, and architecture. This classic study by henri lefebvre raises the question whether today we must study marx as we study plato, or rather whether marxs work retains a contemporary value and significance. But henri lefebvre has a take on the subject that is different from the others. Published in 1962, when lefebvre was beginning his career as a lecturer in sociology at the university of strasbourg, it established his position in the vanguard of a movement which was to culminate in the events of may 1968. Stuart elden is professor of political theory and geography at university of warwick. In this innovative work, lukasz stanek frames a uniquely contextual appreciation of henri lefebvres idea that space is a social product. The bookshelves of pascal bulfon and patrice cotensin suggested some much appreciated, and not obvious, reading. The sociology of marx by henri lefebvre, paperback. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Henri lefebvre 19011991 was a french sociologist, intellectual and philosopher who was generally considered a neomarxist. He wrote on political theory, sociology and linguistics.
Foreword neil smith vii this translation into english of henri lefebvres classic if contested text is long overdue. Antonio gramsci himself mistakenly believed his fathers family had left albania as recently as 1821. Writings on cities henri lefebvre translated and edited by. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. View full article html enhanced article html get pdf 173k get pdf 173k in this article, we offer an account of how the french marxist philosopher and sociologist henri lefebvre can be read as a theorist of territory.
Henri lefebvre 19011991 was a french marxist philosopher and sociologist, best known for pioneering the critique of everyday life, for introducing the concepts of the right to the city and the production of social space, and for his work on dialectics, alienation, and criticism of stalinism, existentialism, and structuralism. Henri lefebvre or living philosophy the year 1947 was a splendid one for henri lefebvre. This translation into english of henri lefebvres classic if contested text is long overdue. His critique of everyday life, first published in 1947, was among the major intellectual motives behind the founding of cobra and, eventually, of the situationist international. Henri lefebvreel materialismo dialectico dialectico. Special thanks to finn barnow for reading the introduction and. Lefebvre, jeanpierre lefebvre, catherine lefebvrerc. Hegel, marx, nietzsche by henri lefebvre goodreads. Appearing for the first time in an english translation, introduction to modernity is one of henri lefebvres greatest works.
Sahmels 30page 1979 bibliography with 333 citations of secondary works. Clsicos del marxismo economa marxista feminismo marxista filosofa marxista multimedia psicologa marxista socioecologa marxista teora crtica acumulada. Hegel, marx, nietzsche by professor henri lefebvre, 9789682303340, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He was the author of sixty books on philosophy, sociology, politics, architecture and urbanism. The lefebvre family contributed greatly to selmers early. Schmidts essay originally appeared as an afterword to the german edition of this work. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Dec 11, 20 if you read french, remi hess, henri lefebvre et laventure du siecle is indispensable. The sociology of marx by henri lefebvre, paperback barnes.
A lifelong scholar of cities and social space, he points out, in the production of space 1974, that, we are forever hearing about the space of this andor the space of that. Lefebvres account, but it also captures a shift in the inter. Henri lefebvre 190191, former resistance fighter and professor of sociology at strasbourg and nanterre, was a member of the french communist party from 1928 until his expulsion in 1957. He attempted to break from the economic determinism of traditional marxist thought and so is considered a. Paul lefebvre and his son henri started working for selmer in 1905, after leaving maison robert a parisian clarinet manufacture.
For lefebvre, marxs thought remains a keyperhaps even the keyto an understanding of modern. The lefevres were master craftsmen and would go on to contribute significantly to the development of all selmer paris instruments. Joan nordquists 64page 2000 bibliography as searchable pdf, which in addition to herberts own publications lists 67 books about herberts work, ca. Lefebvre, jeanpierre lefebvre, catherine lefebvre rc. Henri lefebvre and contemporary interpretations of marx for lefebvre it is a section of a comprehensive theory of everyday life 39 that attempts to enrich marxism frequently subjected to economistic simplifications with a previously neglected sociological di. Lefebvre dedicated a great deal of his philosophic. Henri lefebvre was a french sociologist, marxist intellectual, and philosopher, best known for pioneering the critique of everyday life, for introducing the concepts of the right to the city and the production of social space, and for his work on dialectics, alienation, and criticism of stalinism, existentialism, and structuralism.