| Description |
x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
World of empires: precontact-1740 -- America and the transatlantic Enlightenment: 1741-1800 -- From republican to romantic: 1800-1850 -- Contests of intellectual authority: 1850-90 -- Modernist revolts: 1890-1920 -- Roots and rootlessness : 1920-45 -- The opening of the American mind: 1945-70 -- Against universalism: 1962-90s. |
| Summary |
"Spanning a variety of disciplines, from religion, philosophy, and political thought, to cultural criticism, social theory, and the arts, Ideas That Made America: A Brief History shows how ideas have been major forces in American history, driving movements such as transcendentalism, Social Darwinism, conservatism, and postmodernism"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
United States -- Intellectual life.
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United States -- History.
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PHILOSOPHY / General.
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Intellectual life.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
9780190625368 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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0190625368 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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