Anti-intellectualism in American life / Richard Hofstadter.

By:

Hofstadter, Richard

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Series: Vintage books ; V-317Publication details: New York : Richard Hofstadter, [cop. 1963].Description: IX, 434 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780394703176

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

917.3

LOC classification:

002 E 169.1 H713a 1963

Contents:

Introduction. Anti-intellectualism in our time ; On the unpopularity of intellect -- The religion of the heart. The evangelical spirit ; Evangelicalism and the revivalists ; The revolt against modernity -- The politics of democracy. The decline of the gentleman ; The fate of the reformer ; The rise of the expert -- The practical culture. Business and intellect ; Self-help and spiritual technology ; Variations on a theme -- Education in a democracy. The school and the teacher ; The road to life adjustment ; The child and the world -- Conclusion. The intellectual : alienation and conformity.mocracy. The decline of the gentleman ; The fate of the reformer ; The rise of the expert -- The practical culture. Business and intellect ; Self-help and spiritual technology ; Variations on a theme -- Education in a democracy. The school and the teacher ; The road to life adjustment ; The child and the world -- Conclusion. The intellectual : alienation and conformity.

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	002 E 169.1 H713a 1963 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000121096

Introduction. Anti-intellectualism in our time ; On the unpopularity of intellect -- The religion of the heart. The evangelical spirit ; Evangelicalism and the revivalists ; The revolt against modernity -- The politics of democracy. The decline of the gentleman ; The fate of the reformer ; The rise of the expert -- The practical culture. Business and intellect ; Self-help and spiritual technology ; Variations on a theme --
Education in a democracy. The school and the teacher ; The road to life adjustment ; The child and the world --
Conclusion. The intellectual : alienation and conformity.mocracy. The decline of the gentleman ; The fate of the reformer ; The rise of the expert --
The practical culture. Business and intellect ; Self-help and spiritual technology ; Variations on a theme --
Education in a democracy. The school and the teacher ; The road to life adjustment ; The child and the world --
Conclusion. The intellectual : alienation and conformity.

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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