The age of American unreason / Susan Jacoby.
An indictment of modern American culture examines the current disdain for logic and evidence fostered by the mass media, religious fundamentalism, poor public education, a lack of fair-minded intellectuals, and a lazy, credulous public.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375423741
- Physical Description: xx, 356 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, 2008.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The way we live now : just us folks -- The way we lived then : intellect and ignorance in a young nation -- Social pseudoscience in the morning of America's culture wars -- Reds, pinkos, fellow travelers -- Middlebrow culture from noon to twilight -- Blaming it on the sixties -- Legacies : youth culture and celebrity culture -- The new old-time religion -- Junk thought -- The culture of distraction -- Public life : defining dumbness downward -- Conclusion: Cultural conservation.
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- Subject:
- Mass media > Social aspects > United States.
Popular culture > United States.
Reason > Social aspects > United States.
Social values > United States.
Social psychology > United States.
National characteristics, American.
United States > Civilization > 1945-
United States > Social conditions > 1945-
Available copies
- 25 of 26 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 973.91 JAC (Text) | 36015000659496 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 973.91 Jac (Text) | 31010000159949 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | 973.91 (Text) | 38344101266235 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 973.91 JAC (Text) | 22281500076196 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 973.91 JAC (Text) | 31250200026539 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | 973.91 J (Text) | 25908005267609 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 973.91 J (Text) | 0112516081166 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 973.91 JAC (Text) | 640191003068940 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 973.91 Jacoby (Text) | 33115005422487 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | 973.91 J (Text) | 39493106229869 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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