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A Degenerate World (Hardcover, New edition): Elena Rozbicka

A Degenerate World (Hardcover, New edition)

Elena Rozbicka; Translated by Tristan Korecki; Jerzy Jedlicki

Series: Studies in History, Memory and Politics, 14

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Modernism and pessimism seem to go hand in hand. What are the sources of the historical pessimism we see in the legions of writers and thinkers over the past three centuries who saw modern civilization as degenerate and despicable, happily marching to its own doom? Why did so many educated and intelligent people despise the innovations that were the work of their contemporaries? This book focuses on English and Polish thought during the 19th and early 20th centuries, a time of relative political stability and great success in science and industry, when many nevertheless voiced concern that Europe is moving in the wrong direction, to its own destruction. After WWI, these warnings became even more dire and have left their mark on the European culture of our times.

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Imprint: Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Studies in History, Memory and Politics, 14
Release date: May 2016
First published: 2016
Editors: Elena Rozbicka
Translators: Tristan Korecki
Authors: Jerzy Jedlicki
Dimensions: 210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 207
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-3-631-64287-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
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LSN: 3-631-64287-3
Barcode: 9783631642870

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