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Synopsis
The author of The Metaphysical Club presents an intellectual and cultural history of America that draws connections between seemingly unrelated facets of American society, identifying the sources of key innovations while explaining how ideas became part of mainstream life.
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"Fifteen essays: always intelligent, frequently interesting . . . Brilliant thinking . . . His intellectual range is limitless."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"This book collects some of the most cogent and clearly articulated of those pieces, and reaffirms Menand's position as a preeminent historian of American liberalism's cultural incarnations."--"Publishers Weekly"
A Collection That "Represents The Heart of Menand's Work . . . And Demonstrates His Status As His Generation's Premier Critical Talent"--"Los Angeles Times"
Fifteen essays: always intelligent, frequently interesting . . . Brilliant thinking . . . His intellectual range is limitless. "Kirkus Reviews"
This book collects some of the most cogent and clearly articulated of those pieces, and reaffirms Menand's position as a preeminent historian of American liberalism's cultural incarnations. "Publishers Weekly"
[A Collection That] Represents The Heart of Menand's Work . . . And Demonstrates His Status As His Generation's Premier Critical Talent "Los Angeles Times""
"Fifteen essays: always intelligent, frequently interesting . . . Brilliant thinking . . . His intellectual range is limitless." --Kirkus Reviews
"This book collects some of the most cogent and clearly articulated of those pieces, and reaffirms Menand's position as a preeminent historian of American liberalism's cultural incarnations." --Publishers Weekly
"[A Collection That] Represents The Heart of Menand's Work . . . And Demonstrates His Status As His Generation's Premier Critical Talent" --Los Angeles Times
About the Author
Louis Menand is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Metaphysical Club and Distinguished Professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a staff writer at The New Yorker.
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- PublisherHighbridge Co
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1565117042
- ISBN 13 9781565117044
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