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Week 11.1: All That Is Solid Melts into Air


Reading:
Berman, All That Is Solid Melts into Air, 5-36

Study Questions: 
1. The phrase "all that is solid melts into air" comes from The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. What does Berman mean by it? How does it apply to the situation of modernity?

2. The role of the streets plays a major role in Berman's thought. (a) Why are the streets important to Berman's ideas? (b) What is Berman's goal for modernity and how might the streets play a role in achieving this goal?