No Place Of Grace: Antimodernism And The Transformation Of American Culture 1880-1920
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At the turn of the twentieth century, as industrial capitalism reshaped every corner of American life, a curious counter-current emerged among the educated classes — a passionate, often desperate yearning for a simpler, more authentic existence. No Place of Grace chronicles this cultural rebellion, tracing how fin-de-siècle Americans turned to medievalism, craftsmanship, Eastern spirituality, and martial idealism in a bid to escape the sterile rationalism of the modern age. T. J. Jackson Lears presents a richly textured portrait of antimodernism not as mere nostalgia, but as a profound symptom of cultural anxiety — one that paradoxically helped to consolidate the very consumer society it sought to resist. Lears argues with intellectual force and historical precision that this antimodern impulse was far more than a reactionary retreat; it was a complex negotiation between tradition and transformation, authenticity and artifice. Drawing on a vast archive of literary, artistic, and philosophical sources, he illuminates how figures ranging from Arts and Crafts enthusiasts to martial revivalists grappled with questions of meaning, identity, and moral purpose that remain urgently relevant today. A landmark work of American cultural history, No Place of Grace leaves the reader questioning whether modernity's discontents were ever truly resolved — or merely repackaged.
Author: T. J. Jackson Lears
Format: Hardback
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the turn of the twentieth century, as industrial capitalism reshaped every corner of American life, a curious counter-current emerged among the educated classes — a passionate, often desperate yearning for a simpler, more authentic existence. No Place of Grace chronicles this cultural rebellion, tracing how fin-de-siècle Americans turned to medievalism, craftsmanship, Eastern spirituality, and martial idealism in a bid to escape the sterile rationalism of the modern age. T. J. Jackson Lears presents a richly textured portrait of antimodernism not as mere nostalgia, but as a profound symptom of cultural anxiety — one that paradoxically helped to consolidate the very consumer society it sought to resist. Lears argues with intellectual force and historical precision that this antimodern impulse was far more than a reactionary retreat; it was a complex negotiation between tradition and transformation, authenticity and artifice. Drawing on a vast archive of literary, artistic, and philosophical sources, he illuminates how figures ranging from Arts and Crafts enthusiasts to martial revivalists grappled with questions of meaning, identity, and moral purpose that remain urgently relevant today. A landmark work of American cultural history, No Place of Grace leaves the reader questioning whether modernity's discontents were ever truly resolved — or merely repackaged.