Cover of Anti-intellectualism in American Life.

Anti-intellectualism in American Life.

by Richard Hofstadter

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464 pages2 editions1963Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN 2940024009390

About this book

<b>Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction</b><br><br><i>Anti-Intellectualism in American Life</i> 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.<br><br>"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 <i>Christian Science Monitor </i>

Publication Details

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
1963
Pages
464
ISBN
2940024009390
Language
en
Editions
2

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