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HM22.G3A31779 8 30.1092'47 81-555 ISBNQ -2I 34 584--{) Printeidn H ong Kong Contents Ackneodmwgelents VII Preface IX TheC risiCsu lture 1 in TheF rankfSucrhto o1l92,3 -50 TheF rankfSucrhto orlg5,o -6g 6 Adorno 8 2 TheS earfcohSr t yle I I Moraliatnyd S tyle I I TheE ssaays F orm 14 MiniMmoar alia I6 TheT raditoiofIn r ony I8 3 TheL amenotv eRre ification 27 Reificataisoa n S ociological Category 27 Historical 28 TheA busoef ' Reification' 28 Misattribuotf'i Roenisf ication' 30 Smimealn dR eification 32 TheY oungL ukacasn dt heY oungB enjamin 35 AgaiLnuskta casn dA gainBsetn jamin 40 Analytical 43 Adornoa ndR eification 43 NegtavieD iaclteic 44 Rciftoiinc a 46 Howi sCr itiTchaelo rPyo ssible? 48 4 A ChangeCdo ncepotfD ialectic 52 The CrilioqfuP ehi loopshy 52 lkd 56 62 6s 70 r 7 77 77 Contents 8'2 86 9I 95 I0'2 6 I09 I09 I I4 II 8 I'2I I30 I38 ' ,'alr'o s I49 LisotfA bbrev£atTiitolness of I5 5 otaensdR �ferences I5 9 ibliograplzy I93 'utbI jn dex 207 Index 2IO ame Acknowlgeedments Manpye oeph laevi nsepdih,erl pdea ncdr ietdit chiwisosr kv aarti ous steasgI.w isthot haenskp ecSiiaIrls layiB earhl iJnu,lC iuarslb each, LeszkeK olakoSwtsenkvL ieu,k aensSd abeiM naCcormack. Iw isthot hatnhkfel o lowpieonpegwl horae da ncdo memntdeo n all or parotft hmea nuscirnii tfipsnt as lte asgZ:e Bva rbTuo,mB ottoem,o r FraGnlkoe -vrSmiEt.F h., JNe.p hcott. Ina dditIwi iosnth ot haUnlrki kMee infh,wo hoc hecaklemldy translaantrdite ornasn slfoarmtti hoGene rsm aann,Rd o gresR agavan who gauvnes tmiean stsinincsigetn s ace rtearainapdlr actmiaectartIls . ama lgsroea uftlt ot hLei braorfi AaSnntt oCnyoe'legslO, x ofrdfro,h er patineec siunp plbyoionokgvsr et hpea sfwet yeaanrtdso , ASntt ony's Colelegf rot hiesru ppIow ritst.ho t hatnhkSe o cSicanilce Ree esrach CounctihlUe, n ievsritoyfS usseaxn dt heDe utsec Ahkamdiecshe Austauscfhrofid nieannschtiel apdl u ritnhgce o rusoef t hrese aerch, whiwcahps a rctolnyd uactt eFtderh eeU niversiBteryl,ia nnWad,et s t thUen iesvriotfCy o ntsancWee,sG ter many. Mys epicatlh aanrkgesi nv eStetoaf nC olliHneir,m iMnairot jionhsn, Raffnaa nJda cqliuneReo s.e Preface 'Thmee lancshcoilewynh cietc'hh bi oso ekx pouinnsdo astp essimistic sciee.Bn yci nrtoducMiinngiM moar aalsi ao afenfr ifnorgm h'im­se lancshcoiley-n anci en'rv seioofNn i etzs'ojcyuhfles 'csi e-nAdcoer'n o undermainniden sv etrhsteas n guaintndo et calla oifmp sh iloasnodp hy socioalnordgje ye,ca tnsdy i chostuocamhsyo ptsitmiic/pefsrois tim istic implainie nsh erfiexnetadln ysd t avtiie.cw Adornwoo'rdskr aownst radiitnihoenrfsori mtM eadr xiaannndo n­ Marxicarni tiocfHi esgme plh'isslo op,ha yndo nt hper e-Marxian wrigtsoi fnLukaanocdfs B jeanmaismn u cahso nt heMiarr xwiraint ings. ItnerpreotfAa dtoirosnnuoe f rfwsh ehni asi masn da chieveamreen ts relastoeldte olM ya roxr atM oa rxitarna diwthiiocnhs omiesst ime undefainnsdeo dm etoivmeersd e,afi nndee,qd uawlhleyhn,e jidusge d solaesals yo cgiioHsletor.Ae d,o rntoh'osui gishtn tr oduacndedid s cussed in oiwtnrs i g'hitm,m anetnout shleiy os'w ,nt erWmh.e raep propriate, Adorneon'gsam geenwti tahn tdr safnmoartiooftn hm ea niyne tllectual tradiwthiioicnnhsf ohriwmso rikes x amined. Adorntoh'osu ght fdunedpaemnednsot nat lhlceya tegoofrr ey­ ific.aT thiicosan teghoaasrt yt aais nterda ngelyr odilonemm uicnha nt neo-Maarnxpdih setn oomleongliictaelra antidun rr eec seoncti ological amalgoaftm hse tsweot radiIttiis ou nsestd.oe vokotefe,n mbeyr e suggeosrta ilolnu saiv oenrp,ye cualnidacr o mpleepxim sotleogical settingi sr wahrieeclxhya mifnruetdho erjr u isft.iI endt hMea rxian tradi'etriifoinc iasmt oisoottnf e'en m ploaysae w da yo fg eneralising Ma.rxt'sh eoorfvy a lwuiet thh e oafpi rmo duacc irnigt tihceaoolrf y sociialn tsuttiiaonondfcs u ltbuurftere q,u eanntcylr yi tfroiccieas l i lno st the proceosfsg eneralisation. Adorn 'sw rkt,h m sta mbitioaunsd importtaohn atv eeme gred (rm th Institfurlt ialR · s·a r h b for 1969i,st hem osta bstruse, an , inp itf�i ti nfnl u, s titlhl m stm isundr st d. hisi s ul li tl y d I h ndf 1l · . 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Ih ave naottt emtpobt eee dx hauisntm iytv ree atmAednotr noof' s worIknp. a rtihciuwslr airto,in nm guss iwch,icc ohn tsutotivee hra olff hipsu ibslhweodr dko,n orte cedievteaa itltteeidno Anl.t hoAudgohr no knwoeldgtehdie m portoafhn iccsoe l laboraHtoiroknh ehwiiimste hr , bastw itLhu kaacnswd i tBhej namrienv meoarloe ft hien spiration whih rsutcetshu irtsh ouagnhIdth ,a vteh eorrecefo ncenotnrt ahtoesde tsW.h ilIe a rguteh aAtd orntoe'xsmt uss bte r eafdor ma th oolgipcoailon fvt i ewwi tchl oastet enttosi toynlf iaesttuirIce s, rtherleecsosn,s thriiusdc eitanses td a rnded xaposfirotmoarty. v , nev Chapte1r TheC risiinsC ulture ThFe rnafkurSt chool, 1923-50 All ttehnes iwointsht ihneG ermaanc adecmoimcm unwihtiyc h accompatnhciehe adn ignep so litciuuclrataalln, di ntellleeii cfnt ual Germany1 g8sowi enrcreee prodiunc Ietsndht ei ftrouS toecR ieasle arch formi tisn cepitnFi roanun rktf 12i93.n1T hecshea nwgeerswe i dely diagnaosas ' ecdr iincs uilst .uB2ry te h'i sd evfietnriiyto nh' ec rwiassi s' deplyoereetxd a caetreTbdh.Ie s ntictaurtretih eetdse en swiihoti nitsn to exialnewd h einrt e tutronG eedr maantfyet rhw ea arn fduo nidt stehlef sohleei troa d iscretdriatdeitdthi ieno hne rtietnesbdie ocnasem vee n moraec uTthee.ts een sairoeenv si dienn wtto hroekfm osotft hSec hool's membearnsmd,o sctl easre-llcyfo,n scainoidum osprltya inntt hlweyo rk ofTheodWo.Ar d orno. -