The Age of American Unreason by Jacoby, Susan

ISBN: 1400096383

Author: Jacoby, Susan

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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.

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