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-description abstract = It's amazing to realize that Hofstadter was writing about a time now more than 60 years past; many of the issues he discusses feel lifted straight out of today's political climate. In this book, he highlights various strands of American hostility to intellect and intellectuals, arguing that this feature is deeply entrenched in the American identity. 
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 It's amazing to realize that Hofstadter was writing about a time now more than 60 years past; many of the issues he discusses feel lifted straight out of today's political climate. In this book, he highlights various strands of American hostility to intellect and intellectuals, arguing that this feature is deeply entrenched in the American identity. It's amazing to realize that Hofstadter was writing about a time now more than 60 years past; many of the issues he discusses feel lifted straight out of today's political climate. In this book, he highlights various strands of American hostility to intellect and intellectuals, arguing that this feature is deeply entrenched in the American identity.
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   * [[:reading:Jesus and John Wayne|Jesus and John Wayne]]: expands on the heavy masulinization of evangelical Christianity   * [[:reading:Jesus and John Wayne|Jesus and John Wayne]]: expands on the heavy masulinization of evangelical Christianity
  
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 +readinglist.author   : Hofstadter
 +readinglist.title    : Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
 +readinglist.summary  : It's amazing to realize that Hofstadter was writing about a time now more than 60 years past; many of the issues he discusses feel lifted straight out of today's political climate. In this book, he highlights various strands of American hostility to intellect and intellectuals, arguing that this feature is deeply entrenched in the American identity.
 +readinglist.status   : reading
 +readinglist.subjects : history, politics
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