History, Melancholy, and the Anthropocene: H. G. Wells on 'Mind at the End of its Tether'.
H. G. Wells confronts in his final writings a world that has experienced more than can be historically comprehended; where history seems incapable of offering succour to human life in its pursuit of intellectual repose and stability. He speaks presciently to our situation in the Anthropocene, evinci...
| Published in: | Rethinking History Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 458 - 483 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec 2021
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