Anti-Intellectualism in American LifeKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1963 - 464 pages Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life 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. "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 Christian Science Monitor |
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... Adams provided a perfect study in contrasting political ideals . Adams's administration was the test case for the unsuitability of the intellectual temperament for political leadership in early nineteenth - century Amer- ica . The last ...
... Adams provided a perfect study in contrasting political ideals . Adams's administration was the test case for the unsuitability of the intellectual temperament for political leadership in early nineteenth - century Amer- ica . The last ...
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... Adams referred provocatively to the many observatories built under the patronage of European gov- ernments as " lighthouses of the skies . " Congress snickered at this phrase , and the lighthouses were thrown back at Adams time and ...
... Adams referred provocatively to the many observatories built under the patronage of European gov- ernments as " lighthouses of the skies . " Congress snickered at this phrase , and the lighthouses were thrown back at Adams time and ...
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... Adams quoted it . " * Jackson's triumph over Adams was overwhelming . It would be an exaggeration to say that this was simply a victory of the man of action over the man of intellect , since the issue was posed to the voters mainly as a ...
... Adams quoted it . " * Jackson's triumph over Adams was overwhelming . It would be an exaggeration to say that this was simply a victory of the man of action over the man of intellect , since the issue was posed to the voters mainly as a ...
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Antiintellectualism in Our Time | 3 |
On the Unpopularity of Intellect | 24 |
THE RELIGION OF THE HEART | 53 |
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