The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief

by George M. Marsden

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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George M. Marsden explains in The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, postwar Americans looked to the country's secular, liberal elites for guidance...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0465030106

ISBN13:9780465030101

Release Date:February 2014

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.8" x 8.4"

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Conservatism & Liberalism History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religion, Politics & State

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