No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880-1920Pantheon Books, 1981 - 375 pages T. J. Jackson Lears draws on a wealth of primary sources -- sermons, diaries, letters -- as well as novels, poems, and essays to explore the origins of turn-of-the-century American antimodernism. He examines the retreat to the exotic, the pursuit of intense physical or spiritual experiences, and the search for cultural self-sufficiency through the Arts and Crafts movement. Lears argues that their antimodern impulse, more pervasive than historians have supposed, was not "simple escapism," but reveals some enduring and recurring tensions in American culture. "It's an understatement to call No Place of Grace a brilliant book. . . . It's the first clear sign I've seen that my generation, after marching through the '60s and jogging through the '70s might be pausing to examine what we've learned, and to teach it."--Walter Kendrick, Village Voice "One can justly make the claim that No Place of Grace restores and reinterprets a crucial part of American history. Lears's method is impeccable."--Ann Douglas, The Nation |
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... Handicrafts of New England ( Boston , 1949 ) , pp . 281–291 . Norton's presidential address is quoted in Eaton , p . 283 . 13. Factual background on the leaders of the Chicago and Boston Societies is in Max West , " The Revival of ...
... Handicrafts of New England ( Boston , 1949 ) , pp . 281–291 . Norton's presidential address is quoted in Eaton , p . 283 . 13. Factual background on the leaders of the Chicago and Boston Societies is in Max West , " The Revival of ...
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... Handicraft 4 ( October 1911 ) : 243-48 , and Stickley's reference to Ruskin as " apostle of the Doctrine of Work ... Handicraft 2 ( March 1904 ) : 253-54 . 42. Editorial , Handicraft 3 ( April 1910 ) : 33 ; editorial , Handicraft , 3 ...
... Handicraft 4 ( October 1911 ) : 243-48 , and Stickley's reference to Ruskin as " apostle of the Doctrine of Work ... Handicraft 2 ( March 1904 ) : 253-54 . 42. Editorial , Handicraft 3 ( April 1910 ) : 33 ; editorial , Handicraft , 3 ...
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... Handicraft 1 ( January 1903 ) : 229-35 ; Parker H. Sercomb , " The Evils of American School Systems , " Craftsman 16 ( Septem- ber 1909 ) : 603-11 . 48. “ A Little Journey to Tuskegee , ” Philistine 19 ( July 1904 ) : 51 ; Irene Sargent ...
... Handicraft 1 ( January 1903 ) : 229-35 ; Parker H. Sercomb , " The Evils of American School Systems , " Craftsman 16 ( Septem- ber 1909 ) : 603-11 . 48. “ A Little Journey to Tuskegee , ” Philistine 19 ( July 1904 ) : 51 ; Irene Sargent ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 1 |
Official Modern Culture in Industrial | 7 |
The Republican Tradition and the Radical Specter | 26 |
Copyright | |
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