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From the middle of the twentieth century to today, the Great Books idea has been perennially contested in successive iterations of the 'culture wars.' Whether embraced as the distillation of the best of Western culture or dismissed as hegemonic, elitist, and outdated, it has encapsulated the contradictions of intellectual life and civic culture in the era of American dominance. Drawing on previously unexamined sources, this book casts the Great Books idea in a new light, arguing that its proponents aimed to support an intellectually robust, consensus-oriented democratic culture. Moving from the concept's origins in nineteenth-century cultural, industrial, and educational initiatives, author Tim Lacy highlights the life and career of Mortimer J. Adler, who moved the idea out of the academy and worked to weave it into social and cultural fabric of the United States. With attention to the frequently changing fortunes of the project and its own inherent virtues and vices, The Dream of a Democratic Culture conclusively shows that neither liberals nor conservatives can claim ownership of the Great Books idea, whose significance has always depended upon usage, selection criteria, and context.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History Regional & national history

• Pełny tytuł: Dream of a Democratic Culture
• Autor: Tim Lacy
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 324
• EAN: 9780230337466
• ISBN: 0230337465
• ID: 02094692
• Wydawca: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
• Waga: 524 g
• Wymiary: 222 × 138 × 24 mm
• Data wydania: 26. November 2013

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