Whole machinery, the: the rural modern in cultures of the u.s. south, 1890-1946
Auteur :
Child, Benjamin S.
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9780820356013
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A familiar story holds that modernization radiates outward from metropolitan origins. Expanding on Walter Benjamin's notion of die Moderne, this book explores representations of people and places, objects and occasions, that reverse that trajectory, demonstrating how modernizing agents move in a contrary direction as well.