The Absence of Myth subject-political-social-theory Introduced by New York Times–bestselling

Introduced by New York Times–bestselling author of All the Shah’s Men

Benjamin argues that the assassinations we are carrying out from the air will come back to haunt us when others start doing the same thing—to us

and profiteering" that stoked the Depression

his years in the Military Academy

this book develops a new theory of apocalyptic and explores its relation to the writings of Kant

The Absence of Myth subject-political-social-theory Introduced by New York Times–bestsellingFor Bataille, the absence of myth had itself become the myth of the modern age. In a world that had lost the secret of its cohesion, Bataille saw surrealism as both a symptom and a beginning of an attempt to address this loss. His writings on this theme are the result of a profound reflection in the wake of World War Two. The Absence of Myth is the most incisive study yet made of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social