{"product_id":"a-companion-to-american-thought-paperback","title":"A Companion to American Thought - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Wightman Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames T. Kloppenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis outstanding book assesses the whole sweep of American thought from the colonial area to the present day. Some 250 scholars from philosophy, history, literature, and the social sciences have written original and substantial essays on the pivotal topics and figures in the history of American intellectual endeavor and achievement. Fully cross-referenced and indexed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis outstanding book assesses the whole sweep of American thought from the colonial era to the present day. Some two hundred and fifty scholars - from history, literature, religion, philosophy, political theory, and the social sciences - have written original and substantial essays on pivotal topics and figures in the history of American intellectual endeavor and achievement. Includes concise biographical entries, suggested further reading, extensive cross-references and a complete index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Wightman Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is a cultural historian and Professor of History at Boston University. He taught previously at Reed College and Yale University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eReinhold Niebuhr: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSo Far Disordered in Mind: Insanity in California;\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor, with Jackson Lears, of \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Consumption\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Culture.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames T. Kloppenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is an intellectual historian and Professor of History at Brandeis University. His first book, \u003ci\u003eUncertain Victory: Social Democracy and Progressivism in European and American Thought 1870-1920, \u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Merle Curti prize from the Organization of American Historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 824\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.79 x 9.7 x 7.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132655603847,"sku":"9780631206569","price":138.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cd0cce6bece4267f66edb8bca7d555e6.webp?v=1732628215","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-companion-to-american-thought-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}