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A collection of some of Pearce's best-known essays on historical
criticism in which he suggests a way of going beyond positivist
historiography and formalist explication de texie toward a
criticism which vitally engages the reader in what he reads and
puts him m a position of judging himself and his culture, past and
present Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library
uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
A collection of some of Pearce's best-known essays on historical
criticism in which he suggests a way of going beyond positivist
historiography and formalist explication de texie toward a
criticism which vitally engages the reader in what he reads and
puts him m a position of judging himself and his culture, past and
present Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library
uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
Pearce presents a study of the concept of savagism as reflected
in the American writings on Indians that appeared in political
pamphlets, drama, poetry, and other writings.
Events of the past two decades have challenged many of the
fundamental beliefs, institutions, and values of modern western
culture--the culture of "progress." Are science and technology
really progressive and beneficial? Have they led to the enhancement
of welfare, greater hapiness, and moral immprovement? I s the
continued growth of material productivity possible? Desirable? Are
the institutions of progress viable? Progress and Its
Discontents assembles the views on progress of some of
America's leading humanists, scientists, and social scientists.
Citing disappointed expectations of progress in spheres from
science to morals and politics, and the many problems created or
left untouched by progress, the editors conclude that the term no
longer refers to "an inevitable sequence of improvements" but
rather to "an aspiration and compelling obligation." Contributors:
Nannerl O. Keohane Georg G. Iggers Alfred G. Meyer Crawford Young
Francisco J. Ayala John T. Edsall Gerald Fenberg Bernard D. Davis
Gerald Holton Marc J. Roberts H. Stuart Hughes Moses Abramovitz
Harvey Brooks Nathan Rosenberg Hollis B. Chenery Gianfranco Poggi
Aaron Wildavsky G. Bingham Powell, Jr. Samuel H. Barnes Steven
Marcus Murray Krieger Robert C. Elliott Martin E. Marty Daniel Bell
Frederick A. Olafson This title is part of UC Press's Voices
Revived program, which commemorates University of California
Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and
give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to
1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship
accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title
was originally published in 1982.
Events of the past two decades have challenged many of the
fundamental beliefs, institutions, and values of modern western
culture--the culture of "progress." Are science and technology
really progressive and beneficial? Have they led to the enhancement
of welfare, greater hapiness, and moral immprovement? I s the
continued growth of material productivity possible? Desirable? Are
the institutions of progress viable? Progress and Its
Discontents assembles the views on progress of some of
America's leading humanists, scientists, and social scientists.
Citing disappointed expectations of progress in spheres from
science to morals and politics, and the many problems created or
left untouched by progress, the editors conclude that the term no
longer refers to "an inevitable sequence of improvements" but
rather to "an aspiration and compelling obligation." Contributors:
Nannerl O. Keohane Georg G. Iggers Alfred G. Meyer Crawford Young
Francisco J. Ayala John T. Edsall Gerald Fenberg Bernard D. Davis
Gerald Holton Marc J. Roberts H. Stuart Hughes Moses Abramovitz
Harvey Brooks Nathan Rosenberg Hollis B. Chenery Gianfranco Poggi
Aaron Wildavsky G. Bingham Powell, Jr. Samuel H. Barnes Steven
Marcus Murray Krieger Robert C. Elliott Martin E. Marty Daniel Bell
Frederick A. Olafson This title is part of UC Press's Voices
Revived program, which commemorates University of California
Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and
give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to
1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship
accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title
was originally published in 1982.
First published in 1953, revised in 1964, and presented here with a
new foreword by Arnold Krupat and new postscript by the author, Roy
Harvey Pearce's "Savagism and Civilization" is a classic in the
genre of history of ideas. Examining the political pamphlets,
missionaries' reports, anthropologists' accounts, and the drama,
poetry, and novels of the 18th and early 19th centuries, Professor
Pearce traces the conflict between the idea of the noble savage and
the will to Christianize the heathen and appropriate their land,
which ended with the near extermination of Native American culture.
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