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Richard Hofstadter
Birth date: August 06, 1916
Died: October 24, 1970
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Tower of Iron Will
Tower of Iron Will rated it 8 years ago
A collection of essays by the 20th century historian Richard Hofstadter, this volume contains some valuable insights into the politics of the United States in the 21st century. The title essay looks at how a paranoid theme has run through the history of American politics, with demagogues campaigning...
DanAllosso
DanAllosso rated it 12 years ago
Hofstadter admits reform would have been impossible “without the impetus given by certain social grievances,” but he prefers to separate out a more-or-less cultural spirit of progressivism, which he says was “not nearly so much the movement of any social class,” as “a rather widespread and remarkabl...
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it 18 years ago
A very good overview, especially for someone like me who isn't very interested in politics.
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