Anti-intellectualism in American Life
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction. This book 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.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Vintage
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN-13
- 9780307809674
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Anti-intellectualismAmerican culture and societyIntellectuals and democracy
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionWonMajor(1964)
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1964)
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