The American Political Tradition by Richard Hofstadter

The American Political Tradition by Richard Hofstadter

The American Political Tradition isone of the most influential and widely read historical volumes of our time. First published in 1948,its elegance, passion, and iconoclastic erudition laid the groundwork for a totally new understanding of the American past. By writing a "kind of intellectual history of the assumptions behind American politics," Richard Hofstadter changed the way Americans understand the relationship between power and ideas in their national experience. Like only a handful of American historians before him-Frederick Jackson Turner and Charles A. Beard are examples-Hofstadter was able to articulate, in a single work, a historical vision that inspired and shaped an entire generation.

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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Title	The American Political Tradition
Author	Richard Hofstadter
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1989-04-23
Number of pages	560
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