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Modern Greek Lessons: A Primer in Historical Constructivism

By James D. Faubion

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
9781400820955
DOI
10.1515/9781400820955
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1546214 bytes)
Edition
Course Book
Pages
340\331
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-23 23:51:03

Description

Through a blend of lively detail and elegant narration, James Faubion immerses us in the cosmopolitan intellectual life of Athens, a centerless city of multiplicities and fragmentations, a city on the "margins of Europe" recovering from the repressive rule of a military junta. Drawing inspiration from Athens and its cultural elite, Faubion explores the meaning of modernity, finding it not in the singular character of "Western civilization" but instead in an increasingly diverse family of practices of reform.

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