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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life,
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- 9780060175863
- Book Title
- From Dawn to Decadence : 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.9 in
- Genre
- Education, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Civilization, Europe / Western, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, General, World, Europe / General
- Item Weight
- 49.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 896 Pages
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"A stunning five-century study of civilization's cultural retreat." -- William Safire, New York Times Highly regarded here and abroad for some thirty works of cultural history and criticism, master historian Jacques Barzun has set down in one continuous narrative the sum of his discoveries and conclusions about the whole of Western culture since 1500. Barzun describes what Western Man wrought from the Renaissance and Reformation down to the present in the double light of its own time and our pressing concerns. He introduces characters and incidents with his unusual literary style and grace, bringing to the fore those that have been forgotten or obscured. His compelling chapters--such as "Puritans as Democrats," "The Monarchs' Revolution," and "The Artist Prophet and Jester"--show the recurrent role of great themes throughout the era. The triumphs and defeats of five hundred years form an inspiring saga that modifies the current impression of one long tale of oppression by white European males. Women and their deeds are prominent, and freedom (even in sexual matters) is not an invention of the last decades. And when Barzun rates the present not as a culmination but a decline, he is in no way a prophet of doom. Instead, he shows decadence as the normal close of great periods and a necessary condition of the creative novelty that will burst forth--tomorrow or the next day. Only after a lifetime of separate studies covering a broad territory could a writer create with such ease the synthesis displayed in this magnificent volume.
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HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060175869
ISBN-13
9780060175863
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Product Key Features
Book Title
From Dawn to Decadence : 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present
Number of Pages
896 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Civilization, Europe / Western, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, General, World, Europe / General
Genre
Education, History, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
49.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
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99-016194
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Cb245.B365 2000
Copyright Date
2000
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