Exploring the Modern: Patterns of Western Culture and Civilization
John Jervis
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Description for Exploring the Modern: Patterns of Western Culture and Civilization
Hardback. Gives an account of the social and cultural aspects of modernity over the past two centuries. This work covers topics such as: the civilizing process, gender identity, sexuality, consumerism, city life, the role of popular culture and the media in structuring experience and aspirations, and the significance of 'modernism' in culture and the arts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
This book provides the first comprehensive account of the social and cultural aspects of modernity over the past two centuries.
This book provides the first comprehensive account of the social and cultural aspects of modernity over the past two centuries.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631196211
SKU
V9780631196211
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99-1
About John Jervis
John Jervis has taught extensively in the areas of Sociology, Social Anthropology, and Cultural Studies, at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
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