The Twilight of American Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0393048799
- ISBN-13
- 9780393048797
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 205
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Author
- Morris Berman
Description
Argues that the American Empire has now seen the passage of its most triumphant years and is rapidly approaching a period of increased social chaos in which cultural preservation will be a matter of individual conscience.
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