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Grasping for the wind : the search for meaning in the 20th century / John W. Whitehead.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2001.Description: 320 pages : illustrations (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0310232740 (alk. paper)
  • 9780310232742 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909.82
LOC classification:
  • CB 245  W592g 2001
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) CB 245 W592g 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000065940

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.

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