“Modern Times” is Chaplin’s self-conscious valedictory to the pantomime of silent film he had pio-neered and nurtured into one of the great art forms of the twentieth century.

In this book, Frank and Kevin have provided a wonderfully clear and patient explanation of their subject. They translate the foundation laid out by Klein and Lie 150 years ago to the modern …

'Modern' is thus doubly asymmetrical: it designates a break in the regular passage of time, and it designates a combat in which there are victors and vanquished.

“Modern” is a chronological and stylistic designation that usually refers to art made from the beginning of the twentieth century until after World War II, although some scholars date …

We'll introduce the concepts of eld, ring, and group in the Introduction, then study each in turn in the following chapters. Fields, rings, and groups.

Introduction Europe Breaks Out Discourse and Power Representing "the Other" "In the Beginning All the World was America" From "the West and the Rest" to Modern Sociology Conclusion

The modern period, heralded by what is known as the Enlightenment, began in the West in the 17th and 18th centuries with the end of the religious wars that had torn Europe apart.