'Goethe's Modernisms' demonstrates Goethe's pivotal influence on the development of Western society. It also reveals him to be one of modernity's profoundest critics.
Scholars often locate the origins of the modern Islamic world in European colonialism or Islamic reactions to European modernity. The Emergence of Moderm Shi'ism focuses instead on the rise of Islamic movements indigeneous to the Middle East, which developed in direct response …
This authoritative and revealing book provides the first sociological examination of postmodernism. Lash examines the differences betweeen modernism and postmodernism, providing a clear explanation of why postmodernism is important.
"Jacob Burckhardt and the Crisis of Modernity, the first major study in English dedicated entirely to Burckhardt, offers a compelling and timely interpretative and synthetic analysis of Burckhardt's unique challenge to the values and assumptions of modern society, placing his wo…
"Jacob Burckhardt and the Crisis of Modernity, the first major study in English dedicated entirely to Burckhardt, offers a compelling and timely interpretative and synthetic analysis of Burckhardt's unique challenge to the values and assumptions of modern society, placing his wo…
Global modernities
by Featherstone, Mike, Lash, Scott, Robertson, Roland
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