Purchase
100 Years of Politics and Culture in America
Harper
September 2014
On Sale: September 16, 2014
611 pages
ISBN: 0062340409
EAN: 9780062340405
Kindle: B00HLIYYPQ
Hardcover / e-Book
Add to Wish List
Non-Fiction Biography
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of The New Republic, an
extraordinary anthology of essays culled from the archives
of the acclaimed and influential magazine. Founded by Herbert Croly and Walter Lippmann in 1914 to give
voice to the growing progressive movement, The New Republic
has charted and shaped the state of American liberalism,
publishing many of the twentieth century’s most important
thinkers. Insurrections of the Mind is an intellectual biography of
this great American political tradition. In seventy essays,
organized chronologically by decade, a stunning collection
of writers explore the pivotal issues of modern America.
Weighing in on the New Deal; America’s role in war; the rise
and fall of communism; religion, race, and civil rights; the
economy, terrorism, technology; and the women’s movement and
gay rights, the essays in this outstanding volume speak to
The New Republic’s breathtaking ambition and reach. Introducing each article, editor Franklin Foer provides
colorful biographical sketches and amusing anecdotes from
the magazine’s history. Bold and brilliant, Insurrections of
the Mind is a celebration of a cultural, political, and
intellectual institution that has stood the test of time. Contributors include: Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov,
George Orwell, Graham Greene, Philip Roth, Pauline Kael,
Michael Lewis, Zadie Smith, William Faulkner, Ralph Ellison,
James Wolcott, D. H. Lawrence, John Maynard Keynes, Langston
Hughes, John Updike, and Margaret Talbot.
Comments
No comments posted.
Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!
| 
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy