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An American Idol: Emerson and the "Jewish Idea"
Robert J. Loewenberg
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Overview
Critiques modern liberal culture by means of a textual re-evaluation of Ralph Waldo Emerson, widely considered a prime formulator and archetype of liberal culture.Author Biography: Robert J. Loewenberg is Professor of History at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Synopsis
Critiques modern liberal culture by means of a textual re-evaluation of Ralph Waldo Emerson, widely considered a prime formulator and archetype of liberal culture.
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...the questions Loewenberg raises are critical. The return is well worth the reader's investment of energy...Midstream -
...an excellent analysis of liberalism and the subtle methods by which modernity replaces tradition, religion, and order with relativism, disorder, and nihilism. Loewenberg really hits the nail) in this case, Emerson) on the head. This book will be widely attacked and will be controversial, which means Loewenberg has succeeded.Book Details
Published
October 1, 2001
Publisher
The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Pages
150
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780819139566