Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

Richard Hofstadter

464 pages first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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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 ...

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informative 100%
reflective 71%
challenging 57%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%

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medium 14%

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