Class, culture and the agrarian myth

Publication Data

• Title Class, culture and the agrarian myth
• Author Tom Brass
• Publisher Brill
• Publication date 2014
• Publication location Leiden
• Language English

Contents

Introduction
Part 1. Culture, tradition and modernity
Cultural struggle "from below"
Cultural struggle "from above"
Development caught between tradition and modernity
Part 2. Screen images of rural struggle
Horror, humour, fiends and fools
Best of friends, or worst of enemies?
Part 3. Culture, class struggle and travel
The Grand Tour, or From cosmopolitanism to nationalism
Mass tourism, or The mob-in-the-streets travels abroad
Venice : being there
Conclusion.

Topics

• 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

Class, culture and the agrarian myth by Tom Brass. ISBN 9789004259973. Published by Brill in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.