Classical and Modern Interactions: Postmodern Architecture, Multiculturalism, Decline, and Other Issues by Galinsky, Karl

University of Texas Press, 2013. Paperback. New. 204 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.79 inches.

Paperback. New. Postmodernism, multiculturalism, the alleged decline of the United States, deconstruction, leadership, and values-these topics have been at the forefront of contemporary intellectual and cultural debate and are likely to remain so for the near future. Participants in the debate can usefully enlarge the perspective to a comparison between the Greco-Roman world and contemporary society. In this thought-provoking work, a noted classics scholar tests the ancient-modern comparison, showing what it can add to the contemporary debates and what its limitations are. Writing for intellectually adventurous readers, Galinsky explores Greece and Rome as multicultural societies, debates the merits of classicism in postmodern architecture, discusses the reign of Augustus in terms of modern leadership theories, and investigates the modern obsession with finding parallels between the supposed "decline and fall" of Rome and the "decay" of U.S. society. Within… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

University of Texas Press, 2013. Paperback. New. 204 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.79 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.