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Cloth-bound / Cloth spine. Publisher: Bokförlaget Stolpe | Utg. 2019 | Cloth-bound / Cloth spine | 294 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: Medverkande: Dabhiowala, Faramerz; Grundmann, Melanie; Whatmore, Richard; Hessérus, Mattias; Villany, Adoreé; Huddleston, Andrew; David, Saul; Preston, Andrew; Cammack, Daniela; Røge, Pernille; Tooze, Adam; McNeill, J.R.; Rees, Jonathan; Beuregard, Robert; OÂ’Reilly, William; Nelson, Michael; Heather, Peter; Coates-Stephans, Robert; McLynn, Neil; Miles, Richard The fear of living in the end times has a long history. In Decadence and Decay, a group of distinguished international scholars describe how societies over time have handled and interpreted the concept of decline. In times of unrest and transition, declinism the notion that a culture or civilisation is headed towards irreversible decline tends to capture the public imagination.  The essays in this volume address how notions of decadence and decay have… Read More