ISBN: 9780521892049 - the two cultures controversy: science, literature and cultural politics in postwar britain (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ever since the scientist-turned-novelist C. P. Snow clashed with literary critic F. R. Leavis in the early 1960s, it has been a commonplace to lament that intellectual life is divided between 'two cultures', the arts and sciences. Yet why did a topic that had long been discussed inspire such ferocious controversy at this particular moment? This book answers that question by recasting this dispute as an ideological conflict between competing visions of Britain's past, present, and future. It then connects the controversy to simultaneous arguments about the mission of the university, the methodology of social history, the reasons for 'national decline', and the fate of the former empire. By ex.…

Hardcover. Octavo, xi, 295 pages. In Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with white print. Boards in black cloth. Textblock has name in ink on front flyleaf. Illustrated: 2 b&w frontispiece portraits. Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column F (ND-F) . 1418958. FP New Rockville Stock. Signed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 295 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ever since the scientist-turned-novelist C. P. Snow clashed with literary critic F. R. Leavis in the early 1960s, it has been a commonplace to lament that intellectual life is divided between 'two cultures', the arts and sciences. Yet why did a topic that had long been discussed inspire such ferocious controversy at this particular moment This book answers that question by recasting this dispute as an ideological conflict between competing visions of Britain's past, present, and future. It then connects the controversy to simultaneous arguments about the mission of the university, the methodology of social history, the reasons for 'national decline', and the fate of the former empire. By excavating the political stakes of the 'two cultures' controversy, this book explains the workings of cultural politics during the 1960s more generally, while also revising the meaning of a term that continues to be evoked to this day.…

Zustand: New. This book recasts the notorious 'two cultures' controversy as an ideological conflict between competing visions of British society and culture. Num Pages: 308 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 63. . 2009. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …