Description
Through a blend of lively detail and elegant narration, James Faubion immerses us in the cosmopolitan intellectual life of Athens, a centerless city of multiplicities and fragmentations, a city on the "margins of Europe" recovering from the repressive rule of a military junta. Drawing inspiration from Athens and its cultural elite, Faubion explores the meaning of modernity, finding it not in the singular character of "Western civilization" but instead in an increasingly diverse family of practices of reform.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
340 pages
Language
English
Published
Oct 30, 1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Editions
2 editions
ISBN-10
0691000506
ISBN-13
9780691000503