Yesterday: A New History Of Nostalgia

Nostalgia, supposedly, is the sphere of the sentimentalist. But also, and most definitely, it is a force in the creation of the present and future and thus worth careful thought. Yesterday argues that nostalgia's critics defend an idea of progress as na?ve as the longing they denounce, while conflating nostalgia itself with historical whitewashing.

• | Author: Tobias Becker
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 05, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 344 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 067425175X
• | ISBN-13: 9780674251755