Analyzing literature, architecture, and patterns of living, the author traces the persistent meanings of modernity, seeing in its chief concerns and expressions a will to change accompanied by a terror of life falling apart

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Book by Perry, Mary Elizabeth

This condensation of the two-volume edition incorporates substantial recent material--scholarship, criticism, and other writings, including posthumously published works by Faulkner

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The essays collected in "History, Truth, Liberty" display the philosophical foundation of Aron's intellectual and political commitment. Ranging over some thirty years, the essays are concerned with the nature of history, modern history and the role of...