Visions of Humanity: Historical Cultural Practices since 1850 (Explorations in Culture and International History #11)

By: Sönke Kunkel, Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht, and Sebastian Jobs

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Synopsis: This book offers a critical reflection of the historical genesis, transformation, and problématique of “humanity” in the transatlantic world, with a particular eye on cultural representations. “Humanity,” the essays show, was consistently embedded in networks of actors and cultural practices, and its meanings have evolved in step with historical processes such as globalization, cultural imperialism, the transnationalization of activism, and the spread of racism and nationalism. Visions of Humanity applies a historical lens on objects, sounds, and actors to provide a more nuanced understanding of the historical tensions and struggles involved in constructing, invoking, and instrumentalizing the “we” of humanity.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781805393627
Related ISBNs:: 9781805390848
Publisher:: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 09/15/23
Copyrighted By:: Sönke Kunkel, Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht, and Sebastian Jobs
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Language Arts, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Sönke Kunkel
Edited by:: Jessica C.E. Gienow-Hecht
Edited by:: Sebastian Jobs

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