The anatomy of despondency : European socio-cultural criticism, 1789-1939 /

In a text-orientated approach, this study presents a rich mosaic depicting a tradition of European socio-cultural criticism since the French Revolution. Accepting the inevitability of technological advance, critics rejected the proud assumption of progress and stressed the negatives instead.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harskamp, Jacob Teunis (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 195.
Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 8.
Temas:
Social conflict > Europe > History.
Technological innovations > Europe > History.
Criticism > Europe > History.
Anomy > History.
Innovations > Europe > Histoire.
Critique > Europe > Histoire.
Anomie (Sociologie) > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
Anomy
Criticism
Social conflict
Technological innovations
Europe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Aspects of physiognomy
  • Disintegration
  • The democratic way
  • Man and machinery
  • Money and commerce
  • Ideological confusion
  • Ends and means
  • Threats to the individual
  • Devitalization
  • Psychological traits
  • Art and alienation
  • Past, present, future
  • Europe : division and dilemmas.

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