Cult of the Will: Nervousness and German Modernity - Michael Cowan - Books - Pennsylvania State University Press - 9780271032061 - June 17, 2008
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Cult of the Will: Nervousness and German Modernity


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This is the first comprehensive study of modernity’s preoccupation with willpower. Michael Cowan examines the emergence of “will therapy” and its impact on arts and culture in Germany after 1900. The book leads readers through modern German cultural history, including literature, aesthetics, medicine, economics, body culture and pedagogy.


360 pages, 40 Halftones, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released June 17, 2008
ISBN13 9780271032061
Publishers Pennsylvania State University Press
Pages 360
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 21 mm   ·   653 g
Language English  

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