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Henry Adams and the Need to Know (Massachusetts Historical Society Studies in American History)
William Merr Decker
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Description for Henry Adams and the Need to Know (Massachusetts Historical Society Studies in American History)
Hardcover. Presents fourteen essays that articulate Adams' preoccupation with knowledge, stressing his eclecticism and his need to clarify the role of critical intelligence in public life. The topics covered range from international politics to portraiture, from orientalism and travel literature to the disintegration of the human mind. Editor(s): Decker, William Merrill; Harbert, Earl N. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 871.
For Henry Adams at the turn of the twentieth century, as for his successors in the twenty-first, the relation of mind to a world remade by technology and geopolitical conflict largely determined the destiny of civil life. ""Henry Adams and the Need to Know"" presents fourteen essays that articulate Adams' ongoing preoccupation with knowledge, stressing his eclecticism and his need to clarify the role of critical intelligence in public life. Adams' work appeals to a wide spectrum of historical and literary inquiry and claims a place in multiple scholarly contexts. The topics covered in this volume range from international politics ... Read more
For Henry Adams at the turn of the twentieth century, as for his successors in the twenty-first, the relation of mind to a world remade by technology and geopolitical conflict largely determined the destiny of civil life. ""Henry Adams and the Need to Know"" presents fourteen essays that articulate Adams' ongoing preoccupation with knowledge, stressing his eclecticism and his need to clarify the role of critical intelligence in public life. Adams' work appeals to a wide spectrum of historical and literary inquiry and claims a place in multiple scholarly contexts. The topics covered in this volume range from international politics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition
New
Series
American History S.
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780934909877
SKU
V9780934909877
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About William Merr Decker
Author of The Literary Vocation of Henry Adams, William Merrill Decker is Professor of English at Oklahoma State University. Earl N. Harbert, author of The Force So Much Closer Home: Henry Adams and the Adams Family, is Professor Emeritus at Northeastern University.
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