| Edition |
University of Chicago Press ed. |
| Description |
xx, 375 pages ; 23 cm |
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| Note |
Previously published: New York : Pantheon Books, ©1981. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-364) and index. |
| Summary |
"T. J. Jackson Lears draws on a wealth of primary sources--sermons, diaries, letters--as well as novels, poems, and essays to explore the origins of turn-of-the-century American antimodernism. He examines the retreat to the exotic, the pursuit of intense physical or spiritual experiences, and the search for cultural self-sufficiency through the Arts and Crafts movement. Lears argues that their antimodern impulse, more pervasive than historians have supposed, was not "simple escapism," but reveals some enduring and recurring tensions in American culture."--Publisher's description. |
| Contents |
Roots of Antimodernism: The Crisis of Cultural Authority During the Late Nineteenth Century -- The Figure of the Artisan: Arts and Crafts Ideology -- The Destructive Element: Modern Commercial Society and the Martial Ideal -- The Morning of Belief: Medieval Mentalities in a Modern World -- The Religion of Beauty: Catholic Forms and American Consciousness -- From Patriarchy to Nirvana: Patterns of Ambivalence -- From Filial Loyalty to Religious Protest: Henry Adams. |
| Subject |
United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918.
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United States -- Intellectual life -- 1865-1918.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1865-1918
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| ISBN |
0226469700 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780226469706 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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