The last myth :what the rise of apocalyptic thinking tells us about America /by Mathew Barrett Gross and Mel Gilles.

Name/Title

The last myth :what the rise of apocalyptic thinking tells us about America /by Mathew Barrett Gross and Mel Gilles.

Description

Introduction: The End of the World? --1.The Apocalyptic Decade --2.The Past Is a Foreign Country --3.The Evolution of the Apocalypse --4.The Rapture of America --5.The Apocalypse Will Take a Little While --6.In Defense of a Worldview --7.Beyond the Last Myth --Acknowledgments --Notes --Index. 254 p. ;23 cm.

Book Details

Author

Gross, Mathew Barrett

Place Published

City

Amherst, N.Y.

Date Published

circa 2012

Publication Subjects

End of the world. Attitude (Psychology)--United States. Public opinion--United States.

Call No.

BL503 .G76 2012

ISBN

9781616145736 (pbk. : alk. paper), 1616145730 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2011045846

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.