A more perfect union: holistic worldviews and the transformation of american culture after world war II

This book uncovers a holistic sensibility in post-World War II American culture that challenged Cold War logic and fed some of the century's most powerful social movements. This impulse is illustrated by focusing on Rachel Carson; Buckminster Fuller; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Abraham Maslow; Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; and the Esalen Institute. INDICE: Preface; Introduction: Holistic Sensibilities in the Long 1960s; 1.: The Natural Environment: Rachel Carson's Web of Life; 2.: The Built Environment: Buckminster Fuller's Spaceship Earth; 3.: The Social World: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Beloved Community; 4.: Cosmic Dimensions: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's Omega Point; 5.: The Psychological Realm: Abraham Maslow's Self-Actualized; Individuals and Eupsychian Community; 6.: The Esalen Institute: A Center for Holistic Pursuits; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-537774-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés