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Author:
Lears, T. J. Jackson, 1947- author. aut.
Title:
Animal spirits : the American pursuit of vitality from camp meeting to Wall Street / Jackson Lears.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
FarrarStraus and Giroux,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
449 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
National characteristics, American.
Social values--United States.
United States--Social life and customs.
Animism--United States.
Vitalism.
Spirituality.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
Animism.
Manners and customs.
National characteristics, American.
Social values.
Spirituality.
United States.
Informational works.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Between body and soul -- The madness and mildness of money -- Toward a pulsating universe -- Feverish finance, revival religion, and war -- The reconfiguration of value -- The apotheosis of energy -- Another civilization -- The vitalist moment : 1913 and after -- Race, sex, and power -- Numbers and flow -- The only thing we have to fear -- The triumph and failure of management -- Epilogue: a fierce green fire.
Summary:
"A master historian's retrieval of the spiritual visions and vitalisms that animate American life and the possibilities they offer today"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0374290229
9780374290221
LCCN:
2023001282
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

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