Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
A Degenerate World
Contributor(s): Rozbicka, Elena (Editor), Wolff-Powęska, Anna (Other), Korecki, Tristan (Translator)

View larger image

 ISBN: 3631642873     ISBN-13: 9783631642870
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
OUR PRICE: $77.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2016
Qty:

Click for more in this series: Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik. Studies in History, Memor
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
- History | Eastern Europe - General
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey: 940.28
LCCN: 2016016578
Series: Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik. Studies in History, Memor
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (0.80 lbs) 207 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Eastern Europe
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Modernism and pessimism seem to go hand in hand. What are the sources of the historical pessimism we see in the legions of writers and thinkers over the past three centuries who saw modern civilization as degenerate and despicable, happily marching to its own doom? Why did so many educated and intelligent people despise the innovations that were the work of their contemporaries? This book focuses on English and Polish thought during the 19th and early 20th centuries, a time of relative political stability and great success in science and industry, when many nevertheless voiced concern that Europe is moving in the wrong direction, to its own destruction. After WWI, these warnings became even more dire and have left their mark on the European culture of our times.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!