Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain: Meaning for Modernity - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:M. SterenbergTheme:Chronological Period/19th Century, Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/BritishPublish date:10/31/2013Pages:260
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137354969ISBN-10:1137354968UPC:9781137354969Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Modern, Social HistoryBook Topic:19th Century, 20th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SC75SV9T1J
A variety of thinkers used the concept of myth to articulate their anxieties about modernity. By telling the story of mythic thinking in Britain from its origins in Victorian social anthropology to its postwar cultural mainstreaming, this book reveals a yearning for transcendence in an age long assumed to be disenchanted.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137354969ISBN-10:1137354968UPC:9781137354969Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Modern, Social HistoryBook Topic:19th Century, 20th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.499Product ID:SC75SV9T1J
Matthew Sterenberg is an Assistant Professor at Waseda University's School of International Liberal Studies in Tokyo, Japan. There he teaches courses related to British history, European history, and historical theories and methods. His research focuses on the cultural and intellectual history of modern Britain.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2013 Edition
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