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Richard Hofstadter: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, The Paranoid Style in American Politics, Uncollected Essays 1956-1965 (LOA #330) (Library of America) Hardcover – April 21, 2020

by Richard Hofstadter (Author), Sean Wilentz (Editor)
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Together for the first time: two masterworks on the undercurrents of the American mind by one of our greatest historians

Richard Hofstadter's Anti-Intellectualism in American Life and The Paranoid Style in American Politics are two essential works that lay bare the worrying trends of irrationalism, demagoguery, destructive populism, and conspiratorial thinking that have long influenced American politics and culture. Whether underground or--as in our present moment--out in the open, these currents of resentment, suspicion, and conspiratorial delusion received their authoritative treatment from Hofstadter, among the greatest of twentieth-century American historians, at a time when many public intellectuals and scholars did not take them seriously enough. These two masterworks are joined here by Sean Wilentz's selection of Hofstadter's most trenchant uncollected writings of the postwar period: discussions of the Constitution's framers, the personality and legacy of FDR, higher education and its discontents, the relationship of fundamentalism to right-wing politics, and the advent of the modern conservative movement.
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    1000 pages
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    Library of America
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    April 21, 2020
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    5.11 x 1.34 x 8.16 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1598536591
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"Hofstadter's contribution to our understanding of America's past and its relevance to the present still command attention. The current volume from the Library of America is a testament." —Pop Matters

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Richard Hofstadter (1916-1970) was the author of many classic and bestselling works of American history, among them Social Darwinism in American Thought (1944), The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made It (1948), The Age of Reform (1955), and America at 1750: A Social Portrait (1971). He spent most of his career teaching at Columbia University. He was the recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes, for The Age of Reform and Anti-Intellectualism in American Life.

Sean Wilentz is the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton University. His many books include The Politicians and the Egalitarians: The Hidden History of American Politics (2016); Bob Dylan In America (2011); and The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 (2008). The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln (2005) was awarded the Bancroft Prize, and he has received two Grammy nominations for his writings on music.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Library of America (April 21, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1000 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1598536591
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1598536591
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.11 x 1.34 x 8.16 inches
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Christopher Bauer
5.0 out of 5 stars It is a good book, highly relevent to America's past, present and alas, perhaps, future.
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023
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On order tracking, you have written that the order may be lost - in fact, it arrived on time and is everything that I had hoped it would be.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hofstadter book
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First, the book is aesthetically pleasing. Nice binding, paper feels good in my hands.Type size is adequate. Easy to hold and read. Full range of Hofstadter’s writings. Best to brush up on your knowledge of the 50’s and early 60’s. Worth every penny I paid for this book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Richard Hofstadter: Where are you when we need you, now more than ever?
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020
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This is an interesting story: back in my prep school days, back when rocks were still young, I had a teacher who knew (and idolized) Hofstadter. I always wanted to read him and now, with the endless time on my hands due to the pandemic in progress and the fortuitous appearance of this edition, I understand what she saw in him. He was a most astute observer of the American situation as well as a superb writer. This is another example of my quarantine reading: I should publish my list of quarantine reading (and re-reading), as well as the symphonies and operas I have finally had the time to hear now, halfway through this seventh decade of my life.
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Michael C. Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Incisive and seemingly timeless historical insight
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2022
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Hofstadter was an outstanding historian and a favorite of mine since undergraduate days. I hope the Library of America will consider publishing more of his works, including The Age of Reform.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Hofstader
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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LOA volumes are by far the best out there for American authors. They include all sorts of notes and the timeline of the subject’s life. They are quite literally the definitive editions of every subject they take on. And they look great on the shelf. I believe I’m up to around 30 volumes now
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021
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The fact that much of the "strangeness" in current politics is a reoccurring theme in this country, makes a vital read to understand what's happening and why
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5.0 out of 5 stars very satisfied
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as expected with this product: very satisfied
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5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtakingly good
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2020
You can't imagine how revealing it is to read these works in this era. What we think of new isn't new at all. The roots of what we complain of today - whatever our political leanings - began long ago. Richard Hofstadter is cited by conservatives for liberalism but really, what we read here transcends. He writes as an historian interested in the life of the mind, whether it be how people view the learning of other adults (remember Mitt Romney being criticized for speaking French?) and in the way we view education and the shaping of young minds. He is liberal only in the sense that he values lifelong learning and seems mystified when others do not.

We studied Hofstadter in college but I had forgotten the wealth of information here. The in-line references are a joy. Thank you editor Sean Wilentz.

FYI, the book starts out a bit slow and contains a bunch of references contemporary to the time it was written. Put reservations aside and just keep reading. Soon you will be enthralled.

I received a review copy of "Richard Hofstadter: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, The Paranoid Style in American Politics, Uncollected Essays 1956-1965 (LOA #330)" edited by Sean Wilentz from the publisher Library of America through NetGalley.com.
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Wikit99
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of essential writings
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2024
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An excellent book / essay collection. The price is very high for a product of this size, but the content is professionally produced and edited.
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