Rhythmanalysis : Space, Time and Everyday Life

by Lefebvre, Henri; Moore, Gerald; Elden, Stuart

• ISBN13: 9780826472991
• ISBN10: 0826472990
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-23
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Rhythmanalysis displays all the characteristics which made Lefebvre one of the most important Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century. In the analysis of rhythms -- both biological and social -- Lefebvre shows the interrelation of space and time in the understanding of everyday life.With dazzling skills, Lefebvre moves between discussions of music, the commodity, measurement, the media and the city. In doing so he shows how a non-linear conception of time and history balanced his famous rethinking of the question of space. This volume also includes his earlier essays on "The Rhythmanalysis Project" and "Attempt at the Rhythmanalysis of Mediterranean Towns.">

Author Biography

Henri Lefebvre (1901-91) wrote widely on politics, philosophy and sociology. He is best known for his writings on everyday life, cities and the production of space Stuart Elden is Lecturer in political geography at the University of Durham Gerald Moore is a graduate student at Downing College, Cambridge, working on contemporary French philosophy

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi
Rhythmanalysis: An Introduction	vii
STUART ELDEN
Elements of Rhythmanalysis: An Introduction to the Understanding of Rhythms	1	(2)
HENRI LEFEBVRE
Introduction to Rhythmanalysis	3	(2)
1 The Critique of the Thing	5	(14)
2 The Rhythmanalyst: A Previsionary Portrait	19	(8)
3 Seen from the Window	27	(11)
4 Dressage	38	(8)
5 The Media Day	46	(5)
6 The Manipulations of Time	51	(6)
7 Music and Rhythms	57	(10)
8 Conclusions (Résumé)	67	(4)
The Rhythmanalytical Project	71	(14)
HENRI LEFEBVRE AND CATHERINE RÉGULIER
Attempt at the Rhythmanalysis of Mediterranean Cities	85	(16)
HENRI LEFEBVRE AND CATHERINE RÉGULIER
Notes	101	(10)
Index	111