Authenticity: The Cultural History of a Political Concept

by Maiken Umbach and Mathew Humphrey

Book Overview

Interdisciplinary approach, combining historical insight with political theory to offer a more rounded understanding of this concept
Highlights the importance and uses of authenticity in a variety of historical and contemporary contexts, rather than seeking to advocate or debunk the idea itself
Includes both textual and visual sources in order to show how ideas of authenticity have changed from the eighteenth century to the present day

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319685651
• ISBN13: 9783319685656
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"