Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
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Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionAnti-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
Richard Hofstadter was one of the most influential American historians and public intellectuals of the twentieth century, having been born in 1916. Anti-intellectualism in American Life, Social Darwinism in American Thinking, 1860-1915, The American Political Tradition, and others are among his writings. In 1970, he passed away.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780394703176 |
| ISBN 10 | 0394703170 |
| Title | Anti-Intellectualism in American Life |
| Author | Richard Hofstadter |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1966-02-12 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Winner of Phi Beta Kappa Ralph Waldo Emerson Award 1963, Winner of Pulitzer Prize 1964, Winner of Sidney Hillman Prize 1963 |
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