LORD AND SLAVE: A STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF IDEAS

"Lord and Slave" by Galin Tihanov is a fascinating comparative study of the history of ideas, analyzing the writings of Lukács and Bakhtin against the backdrop of broad ideological, political, and scientific debates of the modern era. This insightful work fills a research gap caused by simplistic interpretations and neglect in the study of the achievements of Central and Eastern Europe. The author approaches the thinking of the main characters in his studies from a cultural studies perspective, reading it as an element of the intellectual history of Europe.

• In-depth philological analyses of the writings of Lukács and Bakhtin
• Broad background of debates on ideology, politics, and science
• Cultural studies approach to the thinking of the main characters
• Reinterpretation of established beliefs
• Revision of the standard map of intellectual life in 20th-century Europe

Tihanov's book should encourage the reinterpretation of established beliefs, as well as the independent search for other similar affinities. It is an excellently written study about the creators of 20th-century cultural studies and the spiritual climate of their time, without understanding which we cannot understand our own time. The advantage of the study is the rich and reliable documentation, the wealth of sources used, and the precise arrangement of the material in a clear narrative.

This publication is aimed at historians of ideas, cultural studies scholars, literary scholars, art historians, as well as political scientists, researchers of regionalism, and intercultural relations. Galin Tihanov (born 1964 in Bulgaria) is a professor of comparative literature and intellectual history at the University of Manchester. He directs the Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures. His research interests focus on the history of ideas (especially cosmopolitanism, 20th-century emigration, conservatism) and literatures, as well as literary studies of Central and Eastern Europe. Translated by Marcin Adamiak, scientific editor Danuta Ulicka.

"Lord and Slave" is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of ideas and cultural studies of the 20th century. This book sheds new light on the work of Lukács and Bakhtin, showing them in a broader intellectual and cultural context. Thanks to the rich documentation and precise arrangement of the material, Tihanov's study is extremely valuable and inspiring for researchers from various fields.