Class, Culture and the Agrarian Myth.

Using examples from different historical contexts, this book examines the relationship between class, nationalism, modernity and the agrarian myth.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Brass, Tom
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden : BRILL, 2014
Series:	Studies in critical social sciences.
Subjects:	Peasants > Social conditions. Rural conditions. Social classes. Culture conflict > Political aspects. Culture conflict in motion pictures. Culture conflict in literature. Travel writing > History. Agriculture and politics. Agriculture > Economic aspects. Capitalism > Philosophy. Social Class social classes.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

Class, Culture and the Agrarian Myth; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables and Photographs; Introduction; Part 1: Culture, Tradition and Modernity; 1. Cultural Struggle 'From Below'; 2. Cultural Struggle 'From Above'; 3. Development Caught between Tradition and Modernity; Part 2: Screen Images of Rural Struggle; 4. Horror, Humour, Fiends and Fools; 5. Best of Friends, or Worst of Enemies?; Part 3: Culture, Class Struggle and Travel; 6. The Grand Tour, or from Cosmopolitanism to Nationalism; 7. Mass Tourism, or the Mob-in-the-Streets Travels Abroad.
8. Venice
Being ThereConclusion; Bibliography; Subject Index; Author Index.

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