After the End: Representations of Post-Apocalypse

by James Berger

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Explores the cultural function of the concept of "the end."

Apocalyptic thought is hardly unique to the end of the twentieth century; it's been a fixture of American culture for decades. Currently, the media are rife with omens and signs, and we're bombarded with warnings that "the end is near." But as James Berger argues here, the end never comes. There is always something left.

In this study of the cultural...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816629331

ISBN13:9780816629336

Release Date:March 1999

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.92 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

20th Century American Literature Anthropology Civilization & Culture Criticism & Theory Cultural History History & Criticism Literature Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences World

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