The Resource Civilization : how we all became American, Régis Debray ; translated by David Fernbach
Civilization : how we all became American, Régis Debray ; translated by David Fernbach
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- Summary
- In 1900, an American of taste was a European in exile; in 2000, a trendy European is a frustrated American--or one waiting for a visa. 0Reǵis Debray explores America's global cultural ascendancy in this provocative and witty analysis of our contemporary condition. Whereas Europe once foregrounded the importance of time and writing, America is a civilization of spectacle and kinetics, blind to the tragic complexities of human life. A measure of America's success is how its jargon has been adopted by European languages, but there is much more than that to the States' infiltration into all aspects of modern life. 0For Debray, the dominance of American civilization is a historical fait accompli. Yet he envisions a sanctuary for the best of Europe modelled on Vienna at the cusp of the twentieth century, where art and literature flowered in the rich soil of a decaying empire. For decades to come, Europe can still offer a rich cultural seedbed. "Some will call it decadence," writes Debray, "others liberation. Why not both?"
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 175 pages
- Note
- Originally published: Paris : Gallimard. Civilisation: comment nous sommes devenus Américains
- Isbn
- 9781788734035
- Label
- Civilization : how we all became American
- Title
- Civilization
- Title remainder
- how we all became American
- Statement of responsibility
- Régis Debray ; translated by David Fernbach
- Title variation
- How we all became American
- Subject
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- Civilization, Modern -- American influences
- Civilization, Modern -- American influences
- Civilization, Modern -- American influences
- Europe
- Europe -- Civilization | American influences
- Europe -- Civilization | American influences
- France
- France -- Civilization | American influences
- France -- Civilization | American influences
- Group identity
- Group identity -- Europe
- Group identity -- Europe
- Group identity -- France
- Group identity -- France
- Civilization -- American influences
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- In 1900, an American of taste was a European in exile; in 2000, a trendy European is a frustrated American--or one waiting for a visa. 0Reǵis Debray explores America's global cultural ascendancy in this provocative and witty analysis of our contemporary condition. Whereas Europe once foregrounded the importance of time and writing, America is a civilization of spectacle and kinetics, blind to the tragic complexities of human life. A measure of America's success is how its jargon has been adopted by European languages, but there is much more than that to the States' infiltration into all aspects of modern life. 0For Debray, the dominance of American civilization is a historical fait accompli. Yet he envisions a sanctuary for the best of Europe modelled on Vienna at the cusp of the twentieth century, where art and literature flowered in the rich soil of a decaying empire. For decades to come, Europe can still offer a rich cultural seedbed. "Some will call it decadence," writes Debray, "others liberation. Why not both?"
- Cataloging source
- PUL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Debray, Régis,
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- Translated from the French
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Fernbach, David,
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Civilization, Modern
- Group identity
- Group identity
- Europe
- France
- Civilization
- Civilization, Modern
- Group identity
- Europe
- France
- Label
- Civilization : how we all became American, Régis Debray ; translated by David Fernbach
- Note
- Originally published: Paris : Gallimard. Civilisation: comment nous sommes devenus Américains
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1085941932
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xi, 175 pages
- Isbn
- 9781788734035
- Lccn
- 2018045054
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1085941932
- Label
- Civilization : how we all became American, Régis Debray ; translated by David Fernbach
- Note
- Originally published: Paris : Gallimard. Civilisation: comment nous sommes devenus Américains
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1085941932
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xi, 175 pages
- Isbn
- 9781788734035
- Lccn
- 2018045054
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1085941932
Subject
- Civilization, Modern -- American influences
- Civilization, Modern -- American influences
- Civilization, Modern -- American influences
- Europe
- Europe -- Civilization | American influences
- Europe -- Civilization | American influences
- France
- France -- Civilization | American influences
- France -- Civilization | American influences
- Group identity
- Group identity -- Europe
- Group identity -- Europe
- Group identity -- France
- Group identity -- France
- Civilization -- American influences
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