The Humanistic Tradition, Volume 2: The Early Modern World to the Present

by Fiero, Gloria K.

• ISBN13: 9780072910148
• ISBN10: 0072910143
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-21
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

"The Humanistic Traditionis quite simply the finest book of its type. Fiero manages to integrate the political, cultural, and social history of the world into one coherent and fascinating whole. It is a masterpiece of scholarship . . . balanced, interesting, easy to read, and consummately beautiful. Our professors praise its accuracy and scope and our students unanimously say it is their favorite textbook." Sonia Sorrell, Pepperdine UniversityThe Humanistic Traditionfeatures a flexible, topical approach that helps students understand humankind's creative legacy as a continuum rather than as a series of isolated events. This widely acclaimed interdisciplinary survey offers a global perspective, countless illustrations, and more than 150 literary sources. Available in multiple formats,The Humanistic Traditionexplores the political, economic, and social contexts of human culture, providing a global and multicultural perspective which helps students better understand the relationship between the West and other world cultures.

Table of Contents

The Early Modern World to the Present

Protest and Reform: The Waning of the Old Order

Faith, Reason, and Power in the Early Modern World

The Age of the Baroque

The Catholic Reformation and the Baroque Style

Absolute Power and the Aristocratic Style

The Baroque in the Protestant North

The Scientific Revolution and the New Learning

The Age of Enlightenment

The Promise of Reason

The Limits of Reason

Eighteenth-Century Art, Music, and Society

Romanticism, Realism, and the Nineteenth-Century World

The Romantic Era

The Romantic View of Nature

The Romantic Hero

The Romantic Style in Art and Music

Realism and the Modernist Turn

Industry, Empire, and the Realist Style

The Move Toward Modernism

Modernism, Globalism, and the Information Age

The Triumph of Modernism

The Modernist Assault

The Freudian Revolution

Total War, Totalitarianism, and the Arts

The Quest for Meaning

The Postmodern Turn

Liberation and Equality

The Information Age: Global Perspectives

Image and Sound in the Information Age

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