The Age of American Unreason
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Susan Jacoby | ISBN: | 9780307377128 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | February 12, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Susan Jacoby |
| ISBN: | 9780307377128 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | February 12, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
A cultural history of the last forty years, The Age of American Unreasonfocuses 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.
A cultural history of the last forty years, The Age of American Unreasonfocuses 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.
