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 The Anatomy of Despondency: European Socio-Cultural Criticism 1789 – 1939

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (1-16)   (702K)
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    • Contents
    • Preface
  • Introduction (17-28)   (142K)
  • Aspects Of Physiognomy (29-110)   (303K)
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    • 1. Cities
    • 2. The Environment
    • 3. Architecture
    • 4. Style And Form
    • Notes
  • Disintegration (111-174)   (287K)
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    • 1. Individualization
    • 2. Fragmentation
    • 3. Diremptio
    • 4. Cultural Anarchy
    • Notes
  • The Democratic Way (175-228)   (261K)
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    • 1. Votes For Everybody
    • 2. Art And Democracy
    • 3. Pseudo-Authorities
    • Notes
  • Man And Machinery (229-270)   (215K)
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    • 1. Mechanization
    • 2. Thought And Style
    • Notes
  • Money And Commerce (271-292)   (149K)
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    • 1. The Cult Of Money
    • 2. Commercial Centres
    • Notes
  • Ideological Confusion (293-350)   (269K)
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    • 1. The Gospel Of Labour
    • 2. The Idolatry Of Progress
    • Notes
  • Ends And Means (351-382)   (199K)
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    • 1. Absence Of Ends
    • 2. Ends And Means
    • Notes
  • Threats To The Individual (383-448)   (275K)
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    • 1. The Nature Of Work
    • 2. The Individual And The Crowd
    • 3. Homogeneity
    • 4. Accelerando
    • 5. Lost Simplicity
    • Notes
  • Devitalization (449-514)   (270K)
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    • 1. Decline In Vigour
    • 2. Abundance
    • 3. Negative Vitality
    • 4. Musicalization Of Culture
    • Notes
  • Psychological Traits (515-598)   (309K)
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    • 1. Emotions
    • 2. Seriousness
    • 3. The Inward And The Outward
    • 4. Anxieties
    • Notes
  • Art And Alienation (599-646)   (249K)
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    • 1. Art
    • 2. Art For Art’s Sake
    • 3. Artists
    • Notes
  • Past, Present, Future (647-732)   (312K)
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    • 1. Historicity
    • 2. Museums And Libraries
    • 3. Demands Of The Present
    • 4. Anticipation
    • Notes
  • Europe: Divisions And Dilemmas (733-798)   (304K)
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    • 1. North-South Dichotomy
    • 2. Hope And Despair
    • 3. Big Brother
    • 4. Identity And Unity
    • Notes
  • Biographical Author Index (799-876)   (304K)
  • Name Index (877-887)   (92K)