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Artificial mythologies : a guide to cultural invention /
In this exhilarating guide, Craig J. Saper takes us on an eye-opening tour of the process of cultural invention--willfully entertaining foolish, absurd, even fake, solutions as a way of reaching new perspectives on cultural problems. Saper deploys this method to reveal unsuspected connections among...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this exhilarating guide, Craig J. Saper takes us on an eye-opening tour of the process of cultural invention--willfully entertaining foolish, absurd, even fake, solutions as a way of reaching new perspectives on cultural problems. Saper deploys this method to reveal unsuspected connections among major cultural issues, such as urban decay, the dangers of television's power, family values, and conservative criticism of higher education. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 195 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816687732 0816687730 |