The anatomy of despondency : : European socio-cultural criticism, 1789 - 1939 / / by Jaap Harskamp.
Socio-cultural criticism is the continuous assessment and evaluation of developments within democratic society and hence a vital ingredient of democracy itself. Departing from the French Revolution, this study focuses upon a tradition of European criticism. On the whole, critics accepted that techno...
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| Superior document: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 195 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011. |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 195 Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 195/8. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (887 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Socio-cultural criticism is the continuous assessment and evaluation of developments within democratic society and hence a vital ingredient of democracy itself. Departing from the French Revolution, this study focuses upon a tradition of European criticism. On the whole, critics accepted that technological advance was irreversible but they opposed the assumption that this implied general progress. Instead, they stressed the negatives: class conflict, erosion of tradition, mechanization of life, fragmentation of society, loss of cultural differentiation. The approach is exclusively text-orientated. The result is a multi-coloured mosaic depicting an image of what has moved, confused or dismayed the European mind over a period of a century and a half. The intensity of concern has shaped our contemporary thought, awareness and outlook. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283856344 9004202412 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Jaap Harskamp. |