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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Hofstadter, Richard, 1916-1970. Anti-intellectualism in American life. New York : Vintage Books, c1963 (OCoLC)647270863 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard Hofstadter |
| ISBN: | 9780394703176 0394703170 |
| OCLC Number: | 6984949 |
| Description: | ix, 434, xiii p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Part I. Introduction. 1. Anti-intellectualism in our time --- 2. On the unpopularity of intellect ---- Part II. The religion of the heart. 3. The evangelical spirit --- 4. Evangelicalism and the revivalists --- 5. The revolt against modernity ---- Part III. The politics of democracy. 6. The decline of the gentleman --- 7. The fate of the reformer --- 8. The rise of the expert ---- Part IV. The practical culture. 9. Business and intellect --- 10. Self-help and spiritual technology --- 11. Variations on a theme ---- Part V. Education in a democracy. 12. The school and the teacher --- 13. The road to life adjustment --- 14. The child and the world ----Part VI. Conclusion. 15. The intellectual : alienation and conformity. |
| Series Title: | A Vintage Book, v-317 |
| Responsibility: | Richard Hofstadter. |
Abstract:
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.
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