Millennium Iii, Century Xxi
A Retrospective On The Future
Seiten
1996
Westview Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8133-2870-6 (ISBN)
Westview Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8133-2870-6 (ISBN)
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As a new century and a new millennium approach, the world braces itself for a outpouring of popular excitement. Offering an antidote to the hype, this book examines the history of attitudes and events surrounding the turn of centuries and millennia, from ancient times to 1999 in Times Square.
As a new century and millennium approach, the world braces itself for a frenzied outpouring of popular excitement, tabloid predictions, and religious hysteria, all egged on by a strong dose of mass media attention. Fortunately, historian Peter Stearns has supplied the antidote with this witty and insightful look at earlier millennial fevers and turn-of-the-century neuroses. By examining this past, he provides a useful perspective on the millennial hype coming in the near future. }As a new century and millennium approach, the world braces itself for a frenzied outpouring of popular excitement, tabloid predictions, and religious hysteria, all egged on by a strong dose of mass media attention. Fortunately, historian Peter Stearns has supplied the antidote with this witty and insightful look at earlier millennial fevers and turn-of-the-century neuroses. By examining this past, he provides a useful perspective on the millennial hype coming in the near future. And even if you dont really expect the world to end, the question remains: Can we survive the medias millennium?Start with concepts of time.
Until very recently, most non-Western societies did not share our linear view of time. But even in our own culture, the first celebration for the beginning of a new century only goes back to the year 1300, and the last millennium in a.d. 1000 passed unnoticed. The notion that there is significance to these spans of time is really very recent.To understand how we came to count and care about the passage of large units of time, it is crucial to consider not only the configuration of calendars but also Christian thinking about the millennium. Stearns outlines the biblical basis for millennial prophecies, describes later church doctrines, and explores the manifestations of religious millennial excitement, with an emphasis on the vigorous tradition still thriving in the United States, from the Millerites of the 1840s to todays Branch Davidians. What actually happened the first time the world crossed the threshold of a new millennium? Were sure to hear some gripping stories about outbreaks of mass hysteria in the Dark Ages, but they arent true, and its important to understand where the myth originated and why it persists. Then theres the century to consider.
The advent of the 20th century, our most recent precedent, was marked by complex mixtures of optimism and despair. The book analyzes this odd coalescence of moods and then considers its relevance to present attitudeswhich seem interestingly different from those experienced by our great-grandparents.Finally, we are sure to hear some provocative forecasting by prophets and journalists alike. Stearns concludes by making some predictions of his own about these prognostications, unmasking how they are done and offering useful ways to sort out which ones are reasonable and which are bunk. Millennium III, Century XXI will be an invaluable dose of common sense as we contemplate the real meaning of the approaching third millennium. Its the only book you need to read before we party like its 1999. } As a new century and millennium approach, the world braces itself for a frenzied outpouring of popular excitement, tabloid predictions, and religious hysteria, all egged on by a strong dose of mass media attention.
Fortunately, noted historian Peter Stearns supplies the antidote to this information overload with his witty and insightful look at earlier millennial fevers and turn-of-the-century neuroses. By examining this peculiar past, he provides a useful perspective on the millennial hype coming in the near future.What actually happened the first time the world crossed the threshold of a new millennium? Were there really outbreaks of mass hysteria in the Dark Ages? What about the last turn of the centurywhich was marked with complex mixtures of optimism and despair, in marked contrast to todays attitudes? And what are we to make of all those forecasts sure to come from prophets and pundits alikewhich ones are reasonable and which are bunk? Millennium III, Century XXI offers an invaluable dose of common sense as we contemplate the real meaning of the approaching third millennium.
As a new century and millennium approach, the world braces itself for a frenzied outpouring of popular excitement, tabloid predictions, and religious hysteria, all egged on by a strong dose of mass media attention. Fortunately, historian Peter Stearns has supplied the antidote with this witty and insightful look at earlier millennial fevers and turn-of-the-century neuroses. By examining this past, he provides a useful perspective on the millennial hype coming in the near future. }As a new century and millennium approach, the world braces itself for a frenzied outpouring of popular excitement, tabloid predictions, and religious hysteria, all egged on by a strong dose of mass media attention. Fortunately, historian Peter Stearns has supplied the antidote with this witty and insightful look at earlier millennial fevers and turn-of-the-century neuroses. By examining this past, he provides a useful perspective on the millennial hype coming in the near future. And even if you dont really expect the world to end, the question remains: Can we survive the medias millennium?Start with concepts of time.
Until very recently, most non-Western societies did not share our linear view of time. But even in our own culture, the first celebration for the beginning of a new century only goes back to the year 1300, and the last millennium in a.d. 1000 passed unnoticed. The notion that there is significance to these spans of time is really very recent.To understand how we came to count and care about the passage of large units of time, it is crucial to consider not only the configuration of calendars but also Christian thinking about the millennium. Stearns outlines the biblical basis for millennial prophecies, describes later church doctrines, and explores the manifestations of religious millennial excitement, with an emphasis on the vigorous tradition still thriving in the United States, from the Millerites of the 1840s to todays Branch Davidians. What actually happened the first time the world crossed the threshold of a new millennium? Were sure to hear some gripping stories about outbreaks of mass hysteria in the Dark Ages, but they arent true, and its important to understand where the myth originated and why it persists. Then theres the century to consider.
The advent of the 20th century, our most recent precedent, was marked by complex mixtures of optimism and despair. The book analyzes this odd coalescence of moods and then considers its relevance to present attitudeswhich seem interestingly different from those experienced by our great-grandparents.Finally, we are sure to hear some provocative forecasting by prophets and journalists alike. Stearns concludes by making some predictions of his own about these prognostications, unmasking how they are done and offering useful ways to sort out which ones are reasonable and which are bunk. Millennium III, Century XXI will be an invaluable dose of common sense as we contemplate the real meaning of the approaching third millennium. Its the only book you need to read before we party like its 1999. } As a new century and millennium approach, the world braces itself for a frenzied outpouring of popular excitement, tabloid predictions, and religious hysteria, all egged on by a strong dose of mass media attention.
Fortunately, noted historian Peter Stearns supplies the antidote to this information overload with his witty and insightful look at earlier millennial fevers and turn-of-the-century neuroses. By examining this peculiar past, he provides a useful perspective on the millennial hype coming in the near future.What actually happened the first time the world crossed the threshold of a new millennium? Were there really outbreaks of mass hysteria in the Dark Ages? What about the last turn of the centurywhich was marked with complex mixtures of optimism and despair, in marked contrast to todays attitudes? And what are we to make of all those forecasts sure to come from prophets and pundits alikewhich ones are reasonable and which are bunk? Millennium III, Century XXI offers an invaluable dose of common sense as we contemplate the real meaning of the approaching third millennium.
Peter N. Stearns is provost and professor of history at George Mason University. He is the editor of the Journal of Social History and the author of many books, including World Civilizations: The Global Experience and World History in Brief: Major Patterns of Change and Continuity .
* The Millennium and Thinking About Time The Millennium in Perspective The Struggle for a Christian Calendar The Year 1000: Real and Imagined Precedents Refining the Calendar: Visions and Centuries, 12001850 Apocalypse Now? Assessing and Forecasting Millennia: Beyond the Apocalypse Transition: From Millennia to Centuries * Turning the Century Hailing the 20th Century: Fireworks and Fin de Sicle Where Is Our Fin de Sicle? The 20th Century: Guidelines for the Retrospective Forecasting the 21st Century Conclusion Postscript: Getting Even Closer
| Sprache | englisch |
|---|---|
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8133-2870-5 / 0813328705 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8133-2870-6 / 9780813328706 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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