tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130830332820181818.post1004662790169093590..comments2024-03-27T13:13:25.164-04:00Comments on johnshaplin: The Twilight Years by Richard Overyjohnshaplinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618981988062495637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130830332820181818.post-52726611307671736112010-11-21T08:43:26.714-05:002010-11-21T08:43:26.714-05:00Sounds like a good bookSounds like a good bookFred Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530242761767875845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130830332820181818.post-54177005803095148222010-11-18T13:13:57.923-05:002010-11-18T13:13:57.923-05:00In his detailed examination of the public and priv...In his detailed examination of the public and private records of the inter-war period the author was rarely able to discover, either in the works of noted intellectuals or in the widespread popular discourse, clear or compelling or unambiguous definition of what was actually meant by the 'civilization' , 'our way of life', that was endangered. As is the case today, it seems that term often referred to a society or system of social or economic interaction that was, characteristically anachronistic- 'a former thing out of harmony with the present' as the Oxford Dictionary puts it. One wishes the author had pursued this theme in a more explicit fashion.johnshaplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618981988062495637noreply@blogger.com