Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

Richard Hofstadter

ISBN 10: 0394703170 / ISBN 13: 9780394703176

Edité par Random House USA Inc, United States, New York, 1966

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR004834078

Synopsis :

Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society.

"As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no crude battle of eggheads and fatheads. It is a rich, complex, shifting picture of the life of the mind in a society dominated by the ideal of practical success." —Robert Peel in the Christian Science Monitor 

À propos de l?auteur: Born in 1916, Richard Hofstadter was one of the leading American historians and public intellectuals of the 20th century. His works include The Age of Reform, Anti-intellectualism in American Life, Social Darwinism in American Thought, 1860-1915, The American Political Tradition, and others. He was the DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University. He died in 1970.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
Éditeur : Random House USA Inc, United States, New York
Date d'édition : 1966
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good