The Age of the Crisis of Man Thought and Fiction in America, 1933-1973 |
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Author:
| Greif, Mark |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-17329-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2017 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $42.99 |
Book Description:
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In a midcentury American cultural episode forgotten today, intellectuals of all schools shared a belief that human nature was under threat. The immediate result was a glut of dense, abstract books on the "nature of man." But the dawning "age of the crisis of man," as Mark Greif calls it, was far more than a historical curiosity. In this ambitious i
In a midcentury American cultural episode forgotten today, intellectuals of all schools shared a belief that human nature was under threat. The immediate result was a glut of dense, abstract books on the "nature of man." But the dawning "age of the crisis of man," as Mark Greif calls it, was far more than a historical curiosity. In this ambitious i