Cult of the will: nervousness and german modernity
Auteur :
Cowan, Michael
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271058733
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This is the first comprehensive study of modernity’s preoccupation with willpower. Michael Cowan examines the emergence of “will therapy†and its impact on arts and culture in Germany after 1900. The book leads readers through modern German cultural history, including literature, aesthetics, medicine, economics, body culture and pedagogy.