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Odyssey of the West. : 6, The twentieth century a classic education through great books

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  • Contributor: Shutt, Timothy Baker; Elkins, Katherine L.; Richeimer, Joel F.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
    ,
    Copyrighted
    2009
    Summary:

    The Odyssey of the West series concludes with a fascinating look at the twentieth century and a discussion of the major works and strains of thought that ushered in the modern age and shaped Western culture.

    Contents:
    • Anglophone America and the United States
    • Søren Kierkegaard
    • Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
    • Nietzche
    • The rise of psychology and Sigmund Freud
    • The age of empire and the Great War
    • Modernism
    • The modern novel
    • The lost generation
    • Logical positivism and Ludwig Wittgenstein
    • World War II an the postwar world
    • Jean-Paul Sartre
    • Postmoderism
    • The contemporary world.
    Genre:
    History and geography
    Subject(s): Civilization, Western | History, Modern
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD, [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781456108427