THAT BOOK IS DANGEROUS! HOW MORAL PANIC, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE CULTURE WARS ARE REMAKING PUBLISHING.
The main focus of the article is a review of several recent books addressing themes in music, literature, publishing, and political economy. One section examines a book on the evolution of the nocturne in music, highlighting its challenges in modernist contexts and contemporary interpretations by co...
| Publicado en: | First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion & Public Life no. 364; pp. 63 - 65 |
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Institute on Religion & Public Life
Jun/Jul2026
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