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For instance, hofstadter hardly addresses the racial inequities in our schools or the unequal opportunities for women. This 1963 work is the classical study of the subject, followed by many more recent ones. Why this book has endured for four decades is not only because it still rings true, but also for hofstadter s ironclad reasoning. Antiintellectualism in american life 1963 hofstadters second pulitzer winner is a discursive meditation covering religion and politics, business and academic life on the long history of philistinism in the united states, from the colonial era through the. Jun 29, 2018 anti intellectualism in american life read pdf 1. Jan 04, 2012 anti intellectualism in american life is a book which throws light on many features of the american character.
Anti intellectualism in american life by richard hofstadter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Publication date 1963 publisher new york alfred alfred a. Hofstadters characterization of eisenhower has some kind of low brow antiintellectual is not accurate. Each author focuses on the social and political phenomenon of antiintellectualism. Jul 12, 2017 antiintellectualism in american lifeone of hofstadters best, among many great books was a pile of dynamite in 1963, when it was first published and blew a sizable hole in the house of. A nti intellectualism in american life doesnt seem like a catchy title, but, more than 50 years on, it has demonstrated a peculiar staying power. Anti intellectualism in american life is at once a sweeping history of hostile attitudes toward ideas in the united states and, by hofstadter s own account, a deeply personal work of analysis, prompted by the atmosphere of fervent malice and humorless imbecility stirred up by mccarthyism. Journal of american history, volume 51, issue 3, december 1964, pages 482483. Description winner of the 1964 pulitzer prize in nonfiction.
Antiintellectualism in american life was awarded the pulitzer prize in non fiction. On the unpopularity of intellect the religion of the heart. Jun 21, 2019 for the ages for hofstadter, pictured here in, anti intellectualism was an unavoidable part of a democratic society. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. A measure of hofstadters standing in literary and scholarly circles is the honors he received in 1964 for antiintellectualism in american life 1963pulitzer prize for general nonfiction, the ralph waldo emerson prize of phi beta kappa, and the sidney hillman prize award. Antiintellectualism in american life 1963 hofstadters second pulitzer winner is a discursive meditation covering religion and politics, business and academic life on the long history of philistinism in the united states, from the colonial era through the cold war. Antiintellectualism in american life is a book which throws light on many features of the american character. Winner of the 1964 pulitzer prize in nonfiction antiintellectualism in american life is a book which throws light on many features of the american character. Antiintellectualism in american life is a book which throws light on many.
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