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050 1 4 _aAZ103
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100 1 _aRusso, John Paul.
245 1 4 _aThe future without a past
_h[electronic resource] :
_bthe humanities in a technological society /
_cJohn Paul Russo.
260 _aColumbia :
_bUniversity of Missouri Press,
_cc2005.
300 _ax, 313 p.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-298)and index.
505 0 _aThe future of the humanities in a technological society -- The great forgetting : library, media center, and Las Vegas -- The circle of knowledge : science and the humanistic curriculum from Petrarch to Trilling -- Belief and sincerity -- The tranquilized poem : the crisis of the new criticism -- The disappearance of the self : contemporary theories of autobiography -- Don Delillo : ethnicity, religion, and the critique of technology.
520 _a"Argues that technological imperatives like rationalization, universalism, monism, and autonomy have transformed the humanities and altered the relation between humans and nature. Examines technology and its impact on education, historical memory, and technological and literary values in criticism and theory, concluding with an analysis of the fiction of Don DeLillo"--Provided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aHumanities
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aTechnology and civilization.
650 0 _aScience and the humanities.
650 0 _aHumanities
_xStudy and teaching (Higher)
650 0 _aLearning and scholarship
_xHistory.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10097284
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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_d97492