Age of the crisis of man, the: thought and fiction in america, 1933–1973
Auteur :
Greif, Mark
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691173290
Date de publication :
8 nov. 2016
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
499 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In a midcentury American cultural episode forgotten today, intellectuals of all schools shared a belief that human nature was under threat. The immediate result was a glut of dense, abstract books on the "nature of man." But the dawning "age of the crisis of man," as Mark Greif calls it, was far more than a historical curiosity. In this ambitious i