Skogen: I folktro, sägner och sagor
Tora Wall
ISBN: 9789198523652
Published: 2019-10-04
The fear of living in the end times has a long history. In Decadence and Decay, a group of distinguished international scholars describe how societies over time have handled and interpreted the concept of decline. In times of unrest and transition, declinism the notion that a culture or civilisation is headed towards irreversible decline tends to capture the public imagination. The essays in this volume address how notions of decadence and decay have been used both as opprobrium and as a form of self-definition and empowerment an instrument to protect individualism against collectivistic oppression. From ancient Rome to the present, ideas and expressions of decadence and decay have played a critical role in how we perceive the world.
Author
Faramerz Dabhiowala, Melanie Grundmann
ISBN
9789198523652
Published
2019-10-04
Pages
294
Language
eng
Country of manufacture
SE
Other
Illustrated. 254x292x38 mm.
Kurt Almqvist
Editor
Kurt Almqvist is CEO at the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.
Mattias Hessérus
Editor
Adam Tooze
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Adoreé Villany
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Andrew Huddleston
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Andrew Preston
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Daniela Cammack
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Faramerz Dabhiowala
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J.R. McNeill
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Michael Nelson
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Neil McLynn
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Peter Heather
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Richard Miles
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Richard Whatmore
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Professor of Modern History and Co-Director, Institute of Intellectual History, University of St Andrews.
Saul David
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William O’Reilly
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