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Legacies of Modernism: Art and Politics in Northern Europe, 1890-1950 (Studies in European Culture and History)
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Hardcover. Editor(s): McBride, Patrizia C.; McCormick, Richard; Zagar, Monika. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Between 1890 and 1950 modernist art and culture set out to challenge century-old notions of the individual and the community, culture and politics, morality and freedom, placing into question the very foundations of Western civilization. The essays in this volume present a novel assessment of various manifestations of modernism in Germany and Scandinavia by posing the question of its critical and political impact beyond traditional polarities such as right vs. left, illiberalism vs. Enlightenment, apolitical vs. engaged. In drawing on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, including literary studies, art history, film and visual studies, urban studies, musicology, political theory, ... Read more
Between 1890 and 1950 modernist art and culture set out to challenge century-old notions of the individual and the community, culture and politics, morality and freedom, placing into question the very foundations of Western civilization. The essays in this volume present a novel assessment of various manifestations of modernism in Germany and Scandinavia by posing the question of its critical and political impact beyond traditional polarities such as right vs. left, illiberalism vs. Enlightenment, apolitical vs. engaged. In drawing on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, including literary studies, art history, film and visual studies, urban studies, musicology, political theory, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Studies in European Culture and History
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403973238
SKU
V9781403973238
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99-15
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PATRIZIA MCBRIDE is an Associate Professor of German at the University of Minnesota, USA. RICHARD W.MCCORMICK is Professor of German, Department and the Director of Honors-College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, USA. MONIKA ZAGAR is an Associate Professor of Scandinavian at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA.
Reviews for Legacies of Modernism: Art and Politics in Northern Europe, 1890-1950 (Studies in European Culture and History)
'This excellent collection of essays provides a rich and complete panorama of the main dimensions in which modernism, as an epochal cultural phenomenon, received, extended, but also undermined the intellectual tradition of modernity. It is unusual to find the cultural legacy of a period addressed from so many angles and with such depth and insight.' - Ernesto Laclau, Distinguished Professor ... Read more