1988

The Lost Voices of World War I

Introduction    Robert Wohl The Old Cultures and the New The Battle of the Generations The Impact of Technology The Lure of Politics Attitudes towards War

Cultural Literacy

Preface to the Vintage Edition Preface Literacy and Cultural Literacy The Discovery of the Schema National Language and National Culture American Diversity and Public Discourse Cultural Literacy and the Schools The Practical Outlook Appendix: What Literate Americans Know

Aspects of Wagner

Wagner’s Theory of Opera Jews—Not Least in Music Wagnerolatry The Influence of Wagner Wagner in Performance Wagner as Music

The Cambridge Cultural History: Volume 9, Modern Britain

Part I: The Cultural and Social Setting The Cultural and Social Setting  Roy Shaw and Gwen Shaw[rtoc] Wartime beginnings Post-war achievements and disillusion Cultural democracy: a mixed blessing? Radio, television, and the press The consumer society The youth culture phenomenon The permissive society The Arts Council Class, the New Left, and education Pressure groups in …

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The Cambridge Cultural History: Volume 2, Medieval Britain

Part I: The Cultural and Social Setting The Middle Ages  Derek Pearsall[rtoc] Royal and aristocratic patronage The Church Commercial developments The provinces[/rtoc] Part II: Studies in the Individual Arts Architecture  Nicola Coldstream[rtoc] Salvation and pilgrimage: shrine, tomb and chantry The Cathedrals of Durham and Wells Rievalux: a Cistercian monastery The art of the carpenter: Westminster …

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