Grasping for the wind : the search for meaning in the 20th century /
Whitehead, John W., 1946-
Grasping for the wind : the search for meaning in the 20th century / John W. Whitehead. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2001. - 320 pages : illustrations (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-302) and index.
Breaking with the past --
Where are we going? --
Children of the machine --
The lost generation --
The fat dream --
The winds of revolution --
The narcissistic culture.
A look at what historical and cultural forces shaped 20th century Western civilization, "from Rembrandt, to the French Revolution, to Marilyn Monroe, to Martin Luther King, to the Beatles, to Stanley Kubrick, to MTV, to the Internet and beyond."--Jacket.
0310232740 (alk. paper) 9780310232742 (alk. paper)
Civilization, Western--20th century.
Civilización occidental--Siglo XX
Civilización moderna--Siglo XX
Civilization, Modern--20th century.
Twenty-first century--Forecasts.
Philosophy, Modern.
Christianity and culture.
CB 245 / W592g 2001
909.82
Grasping for the wind : the search for meaning in the 20th century / John W. Whitehead. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2001. - 320 pages : illustrations (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-302) and index.
Breaking with the past --
Where are we going? --
Children of the machine --
The lost generation --
The fat dream --
The winds of revolution --
The narcissistic culture.
A look at what historical and cultural forces shaped 20th century Western civilization, "from Rembrandt, to the French Revolution, to Marilyn Monroe, to Martin Luther King, to the Beatles, to Stanley Kubrick, to MTV, to the Internet and beyond."--Jacket.
0310232740 (alk. paper) 9780310232742 (alk. paper)
Civilization, Western--20th century.
Civilización occidental--Siglo XX
Civilización moderna--Siglo XX
Civilization, Modern--20th century.
Twenty-first century--Forecasts.
Philosophy, Modern.
Christianity and culture.
CB 245 / W592g 2001
909.82