Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

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

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 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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