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Animal spirits : the American pursuit of vitality from camp meeting to Wall Street
Title
Animal spirits : the American pursuit of vitality from camp meeting to Wall Street / Jackson Lears.
ISBN
9780374290221
0374290229
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
449 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"A master historian's retrieval of the spiritual visions and vitalisms that animate American life and the possibilities they offer today"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Between body and soul
The madness and mildness of money
Toward a pulsating universe
Feverish finance, revival religion, and war
The reconfiguration of value
The apotheosis of energy
Another civilization
The vitalist moment : 1913 and after
Race, sex, and power
Numbers and flow
The only thing we have to fear
The triumph and failure of management
Epilogue: a fierce green fire.
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