Beautiful Democracy: Aesthetics and Anarchy in a Global Era
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The photographer and reformer Jacob Riis once wrote, "I have seen an armful of daisies keep the peace of a block better than a policeman and his club." Riis was not alone in his belief that beauty could tame urban chaos, but are aesthetic experiences always a social good? Could aesthetics also inspire violent crime, working-class unrest, and racial murder? To answer these questions, Russ Castronovo turns to those who debated claims that art could...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226096289
ISBN13:9780226096285
Release Date:September 2007
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.6" x 9.1"
Related Subjects
20th Century Aesthetics American Literature Art Arts, Music & Photography Democracy History History & Criticism Ideologies & Doctrines Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Movements & Periods Philosophy Political Ideologies Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Pop Culture Social Sciences SociologyCustomer Reviews
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