1st Edition
The Works and Times of Johan Huizinga (1872–1945) Writing History in the Age of Collapse
By Thor Rydin
Copyright 2024
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
The lifetime of Johan Huizinga (1872-1945) was marked by dramatic transformations in Europe. Cityscapes, aesthetic codes, social orders, political cultures, international travel and means of warfare developed beyond recognition; entire catalogues of hopes and fears were torn asunder and replaced by new ones during not one but two wars. Amidst all these changes, Huizinga grew to become one of the... Read more
1 Writing History in Times of Loss: A New Johan Huizinga, 2 'The Tyranny of the Present', 3 An Irretrievably Lost Past, 4 The Future, a Machine, 5 The Delay of the 'Grotian Hour', 6 The Looming Loss of a Democratic Order, 7 Conclusion: In the Image of Loss,List of Illustrations, Bibliography, Index. of Names.
Biography
Thor Rydin is a lecturer in cultural history at Utrecht University.
