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Cultural amnesia : necessary memories from history and the arts / Clive James.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating CB245 .J338 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- James, Clive, 1939-2019.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization, Western.
- Intellectuals--Biography.
- Intellectuals.
- Artists--Biography.
- Artists.
- Musicians--Biography.
- Musicians.
- Philosophers--Biography.
- Philosophers.
- Intellectual life--History--20th century.
- Intellectual life.
- History.
- Humanism--History--20th century.
- Humanism.
- Memory--Social aspects.
- Memory.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 876 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2007]
- Summary:
- Containing more than 100 original essays organized by quotations, James illuminates, rescues, or occasionally destroys the careers of many of the greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists, and philosophers of the 20th century. 110 photographs.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Altemus fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780393061161
- 0393061167
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