American Labyrinth : Intellectual History for Complicated Times

Raymond Haberski

ISBN 10: 1501730983 / ISBN 13: 9781501730986

Edité par Cornell University Press Dez 2018, 2018

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Neuware - Raymond Haberski Jr. is Professor of History and Director of American Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. He is the author of five books, including God and War. Andrew Hartman is Professor of History at Illinois State University. He is the author of two books, most recently, A War for the Soul of America.

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• Titre: American Labyrinth : Intellectual History for Complicated Times
• Éditeur: Cornell University Press Dez 2018
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1501730983
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781501730986
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 173 H x 17 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 173 millimètres de hauteur par 17 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 532 grammes

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Synopsis

American Labyrinth contains a stimulating and useful collection of essays by historians reflecting on American intellectual history.... As a whole, the book convinces the reader that the field of intellectual history is enjoying a renaissance. The book will be especially prized by intellectual historians, but historians of many different persuasions will find these essays rewarding too.â-Choice

Intellectual history has never been more relevant and more important to public life in the United States. In complicated and confounding times, people look for the principles that drive action and the foundations that support national ideals. American Labyrinth demonstrates the power of intellectual history to illuminate our public life and examine our ideological assumptions.

This volume of essays brings together 19 influential intellectual historians to contribute original thoughts on topics of widespread interest. Raymond Haberski Jr. and Andrew Hartman asked a group of nimble, sharp scholars to respond to a simple question: How might the resources of intellectual history help shed light on contemporary issues with historical resonance? The answers--all rigorous, original, and challenging--are as eclectic in approach and temperament as the authors are different in their interests and methods. Taken together, the essays of American Labyrinth illustrate how intellectual historians, operating in many different registers at once and ranging from the theoretical to the political, can provide telling insights for understanding a public sphere fraught with conflict.

In order to understand why people are ready to fight over cultural symbols and political positions we must have insight into how ideas organize, enliven, and define our lives. Ultimately, as Haberski and Hartman show in this volume, the best route through our contemporary American labyrinth is the path that traces our practical and lived ideas.

À propos des auteurs

Raymond Haberski Jr. is Professor of History and Director of American Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He is the author of five books, including God and War.

Andrew Hartman is Professor of History at Illinois State University. He is the author of two books, most recently, A War for the Soul of America.