Cultural Revolutions - Couverture souple

Auslander, Leora

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845202619 ISBN 13 : 9781845202613

Editeur : Berg Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

The revolutions in the England, North America, and France ushered in the modern political age. Cultural Revolutions analyzes the place of material culture, ritual, and everyday life during these revolutions, providing a fresh and engaging interpretation of the strategies used to transform people from monarchists into republicans.The author shows how, faced with the challenge of persuading large populations to alter their previous convictions and loyalties, revolutionaries in all three countries turned to the power of aesthetics. From the banning of dancing in Cromwell's England, to the 'homespun' clothing of Revolutionary America, to France's new calendar and naming systems, Auslander assesses how daily habits and tastes were altered in the interests of political change.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Leora Auslander is Professor of European Social History at the University of Chicago and author of the critically acclaimed, Taste and Power.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berg Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845202619
• ISBN 13: 9781845202613
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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