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Beyond the Tunnel of History

A Revised and Expanded Version of the 1989 BBC Reith Lectures

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Jacques Darras

    1. University of Picardy, Amiens, France

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  2. Daniel Snowman

    1. Features (BBC Radio), France

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 1-9

  3. Première Place

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 11-21

  4. In Pursuit of the Golden Fleece

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 23-30

  5. Bruegel’s Babels

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 31-37

  6. Highways of Freedom

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 39-45

  7. Travelling Back

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 47-52

  8. Re-Crossing the Somme

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 53-62

  9. Out of the Trench

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 63-69

  10. Home Sweet Home!

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 71-75

  11. Rivers of Time

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 77-83

  12. Channel of History

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 85-90

  13. Beyond Tintern

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 91-95

  14. Towards the Light

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 97-101

  15. Beyond the Tunnel of History

    • Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman
    Pages 103-107

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 109-123
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About this book

A revised and expanded version of the 1989 BBC Reith lectures. Other work by the author includes "Arpentage de la poesie contemporaine", and "Conrad and the West". Other work by the editor includes "America since 1920" and "Kissing cousins: an interpretation of British and American culture".
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Picardy, Amiens, France

    Jacques Darras

  • Features (BBC Radio), France

    Daniel Snowman

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Beyond the Tunnel of History

  • Book Subtitle: A Revised and Expanded Version of the 1989 BBC Reith Lectures

  • Authors: Jacques Darras, Daniel Snowman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20690-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Jacques Darras and Daniel Snowman 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-53328-4Published: 04 May 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-20690-2Published: 04 May 1990

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 123

  • Topics: World History, Global and Transnational History, Literature, general, Cultural Studies

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