1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790572503321

Autore

Whisenhunt Donald W

Titolo

Utopian movements and ideas of the Great Depression [[electronic resource]] : dreamers, believers, and madmen / / Donald W. Whisenhunt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md. ; ; Plymouth, England, : Lexington Books, c2013

ISBN

1-4985-5703-1

0-7391-8133-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Disciplina

335/.02097309043

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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,



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966433603321

Autore

Cunningham Lawrence

Titolo

A brief history of saints / / Lawrence S. Cunningham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-281-31105-7

9786611311056

0-470-77635-8

0-470-77714-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Blackwell brief histories of religion

Disciplina

235/.2/09

Soggetti

Canonization - History

Christian saints - Cult - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-168) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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