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No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880–1920

T.J. Jackson Lears

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Description:Jackson Lears draws on a wealth of primary sources (sermons, diaries, letters) as well as novels, poems, and essays to explore the origins of turn-of-the-century American antimodernism. He examines the retreat to the exotic, the pursuit of intense physical or spiritual experiences, and the search for cultural self-sufficiency through the Arts and Crafts movement. Lears argues that their antimodern impulse, more pervasive than historians have supposed, was not "simple escapism," but reveals some enduring and recurring tensions in American culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880–1920. To get started finding No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880–1920, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Jackson Lears draws on a wealth of primary sources (sermons, diaries, letters) as well as novels, poems, and essays to explore the origins of turn-of-the-century American antimodernism. He examines the retreat to the exotic, the pursuit of intense physical or spiritual experiences, and the search for cultural self-sufficiency through the Arts and Crafts movement. Lears argues that their antimodern impulse, more pervasive than historians have supposed, was not "simple escapism," but reveals some enduring and recurring tensions in American culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880–1920. To get started finding No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880–1920, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880–1920

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