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Susan Jacoby
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The Age of American Unreason (Vintage) |
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English |
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Paperback |
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384 |
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2009-02-10 |
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1400096383 |
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Vintage |
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0.65 pounds |
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0.83 x 5.12 x 7.95 inches |
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Reprint |
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Product Description
A cultural history of the last forty years, The Age of American Unreason focuses on the convergence of social forces-usually treated as separate entities-that has created a perfect storm of anti-rationalism. These include the upsurge of religious fundamentalism, with more political power today than ever before; the failure of public education to create an informed citizenry; and the triumph of video over print culture. Sparing neither the right nor the left, Jacoby asserts that Americans today have embraced a universe of “junk thought” that makes almost no effort to separate fact from opinion.
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