Review of jose ortega y gassets the revolt of the masses. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. The revolt of the masses by jose ortega y gasset goodreads. The favorable reception of ortegas book in the early thirties, then, must be. Written in 1932, it is as prescient now perhaps more so than when it was written.
The revolt of the masses jose ortegay gassett ortega y gasset, jose 18831955 spanish philosopher, essayist, and critic. Mention of horizonal thinking in one of the essays. I cant remember a book that i kept thinking about weeks and months afterward. Summary of the book the revolt of the masses by jose ortega y gasset chapter 1 the coming of the masses in this chapter, jose. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
Through this book, jose explores the coming of the massman and gives an analysis of the massman constitution on his way to describe how the. The main topic of this slim 149page book is populism which, in galstons view, poses a serious threat to democracy around the world. Full text of the revolt of the masses jose ortega y gasset 1932. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. But for many commentators, the 2016 election witnessed a revolt of the masses. The eight chapters explore the ways in which the rise of populism and authoritarianism bring about the slow deconsolidation of liberal democracies by. One i found the most obvious and universal especially on a global scale is how people take all technology for granted. The revolt of the masses paperback 1961 by ortega y. Revolt of the masses 1930 he urges that countries should be ruled by the intellectual elite to avoid the decaying influence of mob control on the arts and government. Menckenwho despised the new worlds of mass production, mass politics, mass culture.
Read the revolt against the masses and other essays on politics and public policy by aaron wildavsky available from rakuten kobo. Pdf the revolt of the masses download full pdf book. Critique of a book nlcolas zafra editors note in a contest conducted by the philippine government in 194748 a manuscript entitled the revolt of the masses by teodoro agoncillo was adjudged the best. He never got to see the philippine declaration of independence. The first, simpler, misconception is that this is a book about class, about how ortega favors the bourgeois, or the rich, over the working class, or at least that it is an analysis of their conflicts. The revolt of the masses paperback 1957 by jose ortega y gasset author 4.
Continuously in print since 1932, ortegas vision of western culture as sinking to its lowest common denominator and. Critique of a book nicolas zafra editors note in a contest conducted by the philippine government in 194748 a manuscript entitled the revolt of the masses by teodoro agoncillo was adjudged the best entry. The revolt of the masses is an extraordinary book about our arriving ordeal and why it has come. He was born on november 30 1863 in manila and died in cavite on may 10, 1897.
The revolt of the masses and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Fred siegel argues that the roots of modern liberalism can be found in the writings of postwwi figures like sinclair lewis, randolph bourne, and. Based in london, the british branch of the company handles sales. Ortegas the revolt of the masses and the triumph of the. The revolt of the masses, by gasset, is a paradoxical essay in an era of runs and falls and calm in the storm, proud but not pretentious exploration of the problem of modern man according to ortega y gasset, manmass through some of its characteristics as in the first place, forgetting or rather the concealment of the past. Yesterday i quoted a reader about the book the revolt of the masses, by jose ortega y gasset, which was published in 1929 but is. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
The revolt of the masses is a book by jose ortega y gasset. 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. The revolt of the masses by jose ortega y gasset, 9780393310955, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. University of notre dame press, 1985 political science 192 pages. Fred siegel talks about his book, the revolt against the masses, in which he argues that the roots of modern liberalism can be found in the writings of post world war i figures like sinclair. Because of the controversial character of the book, the philippine government as such has refrained from pu. The first and one of the most important differences to note between the critics of right and left is that those on the right understood the strengths of liberal democratic. Publishers of general interest books, undergraduate textbooks and professional materials. The former is great, the latter, while worthwhile for stirring up thought, is often disjointed and even biased. So argues historian fred siegel in the revolt against the masses. Siegel traces the development of liberalism from the cultural critics of the post wwi years to the gentry liberals today, and he shows how the common thread is scorn for middleclass americans and for america itself.
Most importantly, the author demonstrates the relevance and importance of ortega y gassets thought and his the revolt of the masses for todays world, showing, for instance, how ortegas. Ortegas suggestion that the revolt of the masses will lead to an everincreasing egalitarianism that seeks to remove any whiff of tradition and legitimately arising hierarchy may also be playing out to various degrees. A mentor book 1952 edition of the revolt of the masses by ortega y gasset. The revolt of the masses by jose ortega y gasset, jose. Most importantly, the author demonstrates the relevance and importance of ortega y gassets thought and his the revolt of the masses for todays world, showing, for instance, how ortegas categories like mass man and decadence, have been vindicated by. Essentially, the report card on the revolt against the masses is that the situation described in these essays has changed somewhat in style but hardly at all in substance. The revolt of the masses had its seeds in an earlier book by jose ortega y gasset, espana invertebrada 1922. But the 1 see the prologue to my firet book, meditzcumes del quijote, 1916. Invertebrate spain, 1937, in an article titled masas 1926, and several.
His concept of massman keeps coming back and back to my mind. Social upheaval in early 20thcentury europe is the histo. The author of this stunning set of essays on politics and public policy makes crystal clear the meaning of the title. No other uptodate books explore this thinker and his great work. As he wrote in a footnote to the title of the first chapter, my purpose now is to collect. The revolt of the masses in dealing with andres bonifacio and the katipunan, i have laid more emphasis on the latter than on its founder and organizer, firstly, because of the dearth of materials on his life, and secondly, because it is my belief that bonifacio can best be seen and appreciated against the backdrop of the revolutionary society. In his new introduction, irving louis horowitz examines what has changed and what continues to be salient in wildavskys line of analysis.
This elitist book, although seriously flawed, makes numerous excellent points, demands to be read in these opening years of the 21st century, and should be quoted, frequently, publicly, and with great fervor. About the bookin dealing with andres bonifacio and the ka. Invertebrate spain, 1937, in an article titled masas 1926, and several lectures delivered in argentina in 1928. The revolt of the masses is a book written by jose ortega y gassets in 1930. The revolt against the masses explores the inner life of american liberalism over the past 90 years, beginning with liberalisms foundational writers and thinkerssuch as herbert croly, randolph bourne, h. First, though, we have to hack our way through two misconceptions that both seem to attend any modern mention of the revolt of the masses. Of these two reissued classics, bruno rizzis the bureaucratization of the world, deserves to be reread and jose ortega y gassets the revolt of the masses does not. This book is first and foremost a detailed and meticulous study of ortega y gassets the revolt of the masses 1930. The revolt of the masses authorized translation from the spanish by ortega y gasset, jose. The smartest book about our digital age was published in 1929. The revolt of the masses university of the philippines press. Jose ortega y gasset, once a liberal legislator in the doomed spanish republic, wrote revolt of the masses 70 years too soon. Publication date 1960 topics civilization, proletariat publisher new york.
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