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UNINA9910790572503321 |
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Autore |
Whisenhunt Donald W |
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Utopian movements and ideas of the Great Depression [[electronic resource]] : dreamers, believers, and madmen / / Donald W. Whisenhunt |
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Lanham, Md. ; ; Plymouth, England, : Lexington Books, c2013 |
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1-4985-5703-1 |
0-7391-8133-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (195 p.) |
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Utopias - United States - History - 20th century |
Utopian socialism - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Intellectual life 20th century |
United States Social conditions 1933-1945 |
United States Social conditions 1918-1932 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Utopians; 3 The Politician; 4 The Priest; 5 The Socialists; 6 The Editor; 7 The King; 8 The Writers; 9 Conclusion; Index; About the Author |
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Utopian Movements and Ideas of the Great Depression explores several lesser known movements for change and reform in the Great Depression Era of the 1930s. It includes studies of a few communal societies, proposals for reform, and analyses of several books written in the 1930s that propose solutions to the nation's economic ills. Arguably, America has been a Utopian experiment from its beginning; these movements and ideas of the 1930s were the latest manifestation of that experiment to that time. Despite their lack of obvious success, |
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UNINA9910966433603321 |
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Autore |
Cunningham Lawrence |
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A brief history of saints / / Lawrence S. Cunningham |
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Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005 |
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1-281-31105-7 |
9786611311056 |
0-470-77635-8 |
0-470-77714-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Blackwell brief histories of religion |
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Canonization - History |
Christian saints - Cult - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-168) and index. |
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The saint : beginnings -- The bureaucratization of sanctity -- Reformations Catholic and Protestant -- Towards the modern world -- The twentieth century -- The saints, world religions, and the future. |
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A Brief History of Saints follows the rise of the cult of saints in Christianity from its origin in the age of the martyrs down to the present day.Refers to both well-known saints, such as Joan of Arc, and lesser-known figures like the 'holy fools' in the Orthodox traditionRanges over subjects as diverse as the history of canonization processes, the Reformation critique of the cult of saints, and the role of saints in other religious traditionsDiscusses the relevance of sainthood in the postmodern eraTwo appendices describe patron s |
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