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Class, Culture, And The Agrarian Myth Tom Brass

Class, Culture, And The Agrarian Myth By Tom Brass

Class, Culture, And The Agrarian Myth by Tom Brass

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Using examples from different historical contexts, this book examines the relationship between class, nationalism, modernity and the agrarian myth.

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Class, Culture, And The Agrarian Myth: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 64 by Tom Brass

Using examples from different historical contexts, Class, Culture and the Agrarian Myth examines the relationship between class, nationalism, modernity and the agrarian myth. Essentialising rural identity, traditional culture and quotidian resistance, both aristocratic / plebeian and pastoral / Darwinian forms of agrarian myth discourse inform struggles waged 'from above' and 'from below', surfacing in peasant movements, film and travel writing.

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"When a book begins with a 12-line explanatory footnote to the opening epigram, one expects a dense read to follow. Class, Culture and the Agrarian Myth does not disappoint Particularly through his exploration of film and travel writing, Brass offers an intriguing perspective on the agrarian myth and rise of "populist postmodernism." CHOICE
"When a book begins with a 12-line explanatory footnote to the opening epigram, one expects a dense read to follow. Class, Culture and the Agrarian Myth does not disappoint Particularly through his exploration of film and travel writing, Brass offers an intriguing perspective on the agrarian myth and rise of "populist postmodernism." CHOICE

About Tom Brass

Tom Brass Ph.D Phil (1982) formerly lectured in the SPS Faculty at Cambridge University and directed studies for Queens' College. He edited The Journal of Peasant Studies for almost two decades, and has published extensively on agrarian issues and rural labour relations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction I. CULTURE, TRADITION AND MODERNITY 1 Cultural Struggle From Below 2 Cultural Struggle From Above 3 Development caught between Tradition and Modernity II. SCREEN IMAGES OF RURAL STRUGGLE 4 Horror, Humour, Fiends and Fools 5 Best of Friends, or Worst of Enemies? III. CULTURE, CLASS STRUGGLE AND TRAVEL 6 The Grand Tour, or From Cosmopolitanism to Nationalism 7 Mass Tourism, or the Mob-in-the-streets Travels Abroad 8 Venice Being There Conclusion References Index

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NPB9781608464890
9781608464890
160846489X
Class, Culture, And The Agrarian Myth: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 64 by Tom Brass
Tom Brass
Studies in Critical Social Sciences
New
Paperback
Haymarket Books
2016-03-01
452
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