Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

by Richard Hofstadter

A book which 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.

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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