The American Scholar Reader by Dwight Waldo (English) Paperback Book

Description: The American Scholar Reader by Dwight Waldo Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description To celebrate The American Scholars thirtieth anniversary, Hiram Haydn and Betsy Saunders brought together fifty representative selections published throughout those years Publisher Description To celebrate The American Scholars thirtieth anniversary, Hiram Haydn and Betsy Saunders brought together fifty representative selections published throughout those years. These selections include the best essays that appeared throughout the life of one of the leading publications of the country. The editors give a picture of the changing intellectual climate and emphasis from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. The collection illustrates the unusually wide range and diversity of the regular subject matter of The American Scholar. This work is once again brought to public attention a half century later, and this edition includes a new introduction by Irving Louis Horowitz.Haydn and Saunders chose essays that were of supreme quality; those included were among the best of several hundred published. They focused on a diversity of subject matter as well as a selection representative of the different interests stressed in the magazines history. These pieces reflect the prevailing intellectual and cultural currents of fifty years earlier. The American Scholar Reader then, as now, focuses on themes of economics, religion, psychology, social and cultural matters, ecology, and the importance of conservation.Some of the major contributors and essays herein included are: The Germans: Unhappy Philosophers in Politics, Reinhold Niebuhr; The Challenge of Our Times, Harold J. Laski; The Problem of the Liberal Arts College, John Dewey; The Retort Circumstantial, Jacques Barzun; Freud, Religion, and Science, David Riesman; Three American Philosophers, George Santayana; Christian Gauss as a Teacher of Literature, Edmund Wilson; The Pseudo-Conservative Revolt, Richard Hofstadter; The Present Human Condition, Erich Fromm; Our Documentary Culture, Margaret Mead; and Equality Americas Deferred Commitment, C. Vann Woodward. Author Biography Dwight Waldo Details ISBN 1412842956 ISBN-13 9781412842952 Title The American Scholar Reader Author Dwight Waldo Format Paperback Year 2011 Pages 547 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc GE_Item_ID:40703598; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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