The new era : American thought and culture in the 1920s /

This is a history of American thought and culture in the 1920s from the perspective of American intellectuals. The author tracks the emergence of a generation of intellectuals who made culture the terrain of social and political action and who framed arguments and debates-over women's roles, se...

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Main Author: Murphy, Paul V. (Paul Vincent), 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, [2012]
Series:American thought and culture.
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Summary:This is a history of American thought and culture in the 1920s from the perspective of American intellectuals. The author tracks the emergence of a generation of intellectuals who made culture the terrain of social and political action and who framed arguments and debates-over women's roles, sex, mass culture, the national character, ethnic identity, race, democracy, religion, and values.
Physical Description:xiii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780742549258
0742549259
9781442215405
1442215402