No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880-1920

No Place of Grace is a landmark book in American studies and history, acclaimed for its rigorous research and deft fluidity of prose. It charts the development of contemporary consumer society through the embrace of antimodernism, which was therapeutic rather than oppositional and contributed a new dynamic of protest. This new edition celebrates the book's fortieth anniversary with a lively and discerning foreword by Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 408 pages
\n Publication date: 26 August 2021
\n Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
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T. J. Jackson Learss No Place of Grace, first published in 1981, is a seminal work in American studies and history, renowned for its rigorous research and the elegant fluidity of its prose. This groundbreaking study explores the responses to the emerging culture of corporate capitalism at the turn of the twentieth century. No Place of Grace meticulously charts the development of contemporary consumer society through the embrace of antimodernism, a movement among middle- and upper-class Americans seeking to reclaim authentic experiences. While antimodernism did not offer true resistance to the increasingly corporatized bureaucracy of the time, it played a therapeutic role, helping Americans adapt to the new order. This therapeutic approach foreshadowed the self-help culture that prevails today. Moreover, antimodernism introduced a new dynamic, characterized by an "eloquent edge of protest," which can still be observed in anticonsumerism, sustainable living, and other practices. To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of this extraordinary work, this new edition features a lively and insightful foreword by Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen.

\n Weight: 592g\n
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780226794440\n
Edition number: Enlarged ed\n