Nervous Generation

American Thought 1917-1930

Häftad, Engelska, 1990

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Beskrivning

How roaring were the Roaring Twenties? How lost was the Lost Generation? In this major reinterpretation of one of the most colorful decades in American history, Roderick Nash finds the image of the period to be less than life-size. His book is not only a summary of the high points of American thought from the Great War to the Great Depression but a lively foray into popular culture. His interest in Zane Grey as well as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry Ford as well as John Dewey, offers fresh insights into a decade filled with paradoxes. Seeking to find “what captured the enthusiasm of ordinary people,” Mr. Nash has written an original and persuasive analysis of a generation that continues to command our attention.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1990-02-01
Mått:143 x 220 x 15 mm
Vikt:249 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:190
Förlag:Ivan R Dee, Inc
ISBN:9780929587219

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Roderick Nash is Professor of History and Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His other books include Wilderness and the American Mind, a pioneering book which has become a small classic in American history.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 1. INTRODUCTION 1Part 2 2. REPUTATION 5Chapter 3 Popularizers 5Chapter 4 Professionals 21Part 5 INTELLECTUALS: A LOST GENERATION? 33Chapter 6 War 33Chapter 7 Man 45Chapter 8 Democracy 55Chapter 9 Nation 68Chapter 10 Nature 77Chapter 11 Esthetics 90Chapter 12 Ethics 104Chapter 13 Existentialism 115Part 14 4. THE MOOD OF THE PEOPLE 126Chapter 15 Heroes 126Chapter 16 Books 137Chapter 17 Crusades 142Chapter 18 Faith 147Part 19 5. HENRY FORD: SYMBOL OF AN AGE 153Part 20 A Note on the Sources 164Part 21 Index 169