The twilight of the American enlightenment: the 1950s and the crisis of liberal belief

"In The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, Bancroft Prize-winning historian George Marsden examines the faltering attempts by the country's brightest minds to establish a new national identity and purpose for postwar America, and explains how their efforts--and eventual failure--helpe...

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Main Author: Marsden, George M. 1939- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Basic Books 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:The Search for a Plural America (2016) (Finstuen, Andrew S.)
[Rezension von: Marsden, George M., The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis Liberal Belief...] (2015) (Doenecke, Justus D.)
The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief by George M. Marsden (review) (2014) (McAllister, Ted V.)
[Rezension von: Marsden, George M., The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief] (2016) (Shedd, Kristen A.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Society / History 1945-1960
Further subjects:B United States Social conditions 1945-
B Cold War Social aspects (United States)
B United States Civilization 1945-
B Alienation (Social psychology) (United States) History 20th century
B Group Identity (United States) History 20th century