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INSURRECTIONS OF THE MIND
By: Franklin Foer
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
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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 centuryβs 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; Americaβs role in war; the rise and fall of communism; religion, race, and civil rights; the economy, terrorism, technology; and the womenβs movement and gay rights, the essays in this outstanding volume speak to The New Republicβs breathtaking ambition and reach. Introducing each article, editor Franklin Foer provides colorful biographical sketches and amusing anecdotes from the magazineβs 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.
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