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Antiintellectualism in american life the objective. Richard hofstadter was dewitt clinton professor of american history at columbia university. Richard hofstadter project gutenberg selfpublishing. Antiintellectualism in american life is a book by richard hofstadter published in 1963 that won the 1964 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction. Antiintellectualism in american life hofstadter, richard on. The paranoid style in american politics harpers magazine. Hofstadter was the dewitt clinton professor of american history at columbia university. Review of richard hofstadters antiintellectualism in. Antiintellectualism in american life is a book which throws light on many features of the american character. Antiintellectualism in american life by richard hofstadter. Here for the first time in a single authoritative annotated edition are two masterworks by one of americas greatest historians, richard hofstadter 19161970. This essay was adapted from the herbert spencer lecture, delivered at oxford university in november 1963. A measure of hofstadter s standing in literary and scholarly circles is the honors he received in 1964 for anti intellectualism in american life 1963pulitzer prize for general nonfiction, the ralph waldo emerson prize of phi beta kappa, and the sidney hillman prize award.
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Each author focuses on the social and political phenomenon of antiintellectualism. 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. On the unpopularity of intellect the religion of the heart. Following is a selective list of books by richard hofstadter, who is the subject of a new biography by david s. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. In the pulitzer prizewinning antiintellectualism in american life 1963 and in the paranoid style in american politics 1965, hofstadter offered groundbreaking and still urgent analyses of deep undercurrents in american life. Richard hoistadter is dewitt clinton professor of american history at columbia university. Yes, anti intellectualism in american life won the 1964 pulitzer prize for general nonfiction, but it gives off an aura of dense, scholarly writing, its now fifty years out of date, and the title suggests more of a selfdefensive justification than a deep investigation. Richard hofstadter and the 1930s susan stout baker the book.