
Modernities and Modernization in North America
Universitätsverlag Winter
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 2019
Book
Hardback
471 pages
978-3-8253-6953-8 (ISBN)
Description
From the 'early modern' period to the present moment, the United States has consistently been associated with notions of modernization and modernity. Nevertheless, ideas of what is considered modern change over time, in accordance with a respective historical context's understanding of the 'old' or 'ancient.' And although any period in US history is (self-)stylized as modern, the discourse of modernity culminates particularly at the beginning of the twentieth century, when fundamental categories and concepts of spatial, temporal, and moral orientation were redefined.
This volume combines two lines of inquiry: it brings together new assessments of turn-of-the-century modernity in diverse formats such as literature, film, and stage performances and it offers investigations of modernity and modernization in other eras and media, including depression-era documentaries, the 1940 and 1964 World's Fairs, twenty-first-century computer games, and augmented reality art projects.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
18 Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Weight
641 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8253-6953-8 (9783825369538)
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Ilka Brasch | Ruth Mayer
Modernities and Modernization in North America
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