Modern Greek Lessons: A Primer in Historical Constructivism

by James D. Faubion

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691000506
• ISBN13: 9780691000503
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"