Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
ISBN-10
0307809676
ISBN-13
9780307809674
Category
Social Science
Pages
464
Language
English
Published
2012-01-04
Publisher
Vintage
Author
Richard Hofstadter

Description

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

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