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Animal spirits : the American pursuit of vitality from camp meeting to Wall Street / Jackson Lears.

Author/creator Lears, T. J. Jackson, 1947- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Copyright Notice ©2023
Description449 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Between body and soul -- The madness and mildness of money -- Toward a pulsating universe -- Feverish finance, revival religion, and war -- The reconfiguration of value -- The apotheosis of energy -- Another civilization -- The vitalist moment : 1913 and after -- Race, sex, and power -- Numbers and flow -- The only thing we have to fear -- The triumph and failure of management -- Epilogue: a fierce green fire.
Abstract "A master historian's retrieval of the spiritual visions and vitalisms that animate American life and the possibilities they offer today"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 391-425) and index.
Genre/formInformational works.
Genre/formDocuments d'information.
LCCN 2023001282
ISBN9780374290221 hardcover
ISBN0374290229 hardcover

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Joyner General Stacks E169.1 .L478 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold