Degeneration the Dark Side of Progress

Published by Columbia University Press 1985

Degeneration the Dark Side of Progress

Edited by: J. Edward Chamberlin and Sander L. Gilman

https://doi.org/10.7312/cham90822

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A collection of essays examining degeneration from an historical view as well as through social and natural sciences and the arts.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Degeneration: An Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
1. History and Degeneration: Of Birds and Cages Modris Eksteins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Anthropology and Degeneration: Birds, Words, and Orangutans James A. Boon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
3. Sociology and Degeneration: The Irony of Progress Robert A. Nye Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
4. Sexology, Psychoanalysis, and Degeneration: From a Theory of Race to a Race to Theory Sander L. Gilman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
5. Biology and Degeneration: Races and Proper Places Nancy Stepan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
6. Medicine and Degeneration: Theory and Praxis Eric T. Carlson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
7. Technology and Degeneration: The Sublime Machine William Leiss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
8. Political Theory and Degeneration: From Left to Right, From up to down Stuart C. Gilman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
9. Literature and Degeneration: The Representation of “Decadence” Sandra Siegel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
10. Art and Degeneration: Visual Icons of Corruption Patrick Bade Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
11. Theater and Degeneration: Subversion and Sexuality Simon Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
12. Images of Degeneration: Turnings and Transformations J. Edward Chamberlin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Degeneration: Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 304

eBook

Published: May 6, 2019
ISBN: 9780231880664