This in-depth study draws on never-before-published early personal correspondence and interviews to trace Richard Hofstadter’s early career from his family’s background in Poland and Germany through his childhood, high school…

Portrays the rise of anti-intellectualism in America during the McCarthy era.

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…

This anthology is remarkable not only for the selections themselves, among which the Schelling and the Heidegger essays were translated especially for this volume, but also for the editors’ general…