All That Is Sold Melts into Air is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest books on modernity. A kaleidoscopic journey into the experiences of modernization, the dizzying social changes that swept millions of people into the capitalist world, it dexterously interweaves an exploration of modernism in art, literature, and architecture. is a dazzling exploration of modern consciousness.

Praise for All That Is Solid Melts into Air

“The imaginative range, intellectual force and infectious generosity of this book … place it incontestably in the gallery of canonical texts.” — Mica Nava, Time Higher Education Supplement

“A bubbling cauldron of ideas.” — New Statesman

“A visionary work.” — Village Voice

“A wonderful book … generous, exhuberant and dazzling.” — John Leonard, New York Times

“Berman lights up every text he examines.” — Newsweek

Marshall Berman is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center. He writes frequently for The Nation and The Village Voice and serves on the editorial board of Dissent. His books include Adventures in Marxism, The Politics of Authenticity and, most recently, On the Town, all from Verso.

 

 

 Publication
Paper: July 2010

420 pages

Paper
ISBN-13: 978 1 84467 644 6
£14.99 (UK only)