{"product_id":"a-companion-to-american-thought-isbn-9780631206569","title":"A Companion to American Thought","description":"This 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.  List of Contributors. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use this Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDictionary Entries A-Z.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"There are entries to be read with considerable profit.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Much more than a conventional reference work, this volume is a sophisticated compendium that takes a refreshing up-to-date view of American intellectual culture. A wide range of thinkers is included, but the most distinctive feature of the book is the imaginative articles on topics like 'cinema', 'deconstruction', 'guilt', 'fundamentalism', 'masculinity', and many others.\" \u003ci\u003eDaniel Walker Howe, Rhodes Professor of American History, Oxford University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Edited by two of America's most distinguished intellectual and cultural historians \u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Thought\u003c\/i\u003e reflects the best contemporary scholarship across the humanities and social sciences. Its wide-ranging entries will make this an indispensable reference work for anyone interested in American culture.\" \u003ci\u003eAlan Brinkley, Professor of History, Columbia University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What a \u003ci\u003eCompanion,\u003c\/i\u003e or rather what a wonderful set of more than 300 plus companions! From Edith Abbott to Robert La Follette to Youth in general, the volume's varied articles take us on a reflective tour of American history, letters, and social life. Here's a journey readers will often want to begin again.\" \u003ci\u003eCharles Tilly, University Distinguished Professor, New School for Social Research, New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e does not rest on its laurels for having successfully met one of its admirable aims: to provide a comprehensive reference guide to 'the major concepts and thinkers in the diverse traditions of American thought.' This volume succeeds at an even nobler task: to contribute to the furtherance of constructive debates over the nature of \"common knowledge\" in a democracy. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e could hardly be more sweeping in its inclusion of the key elements that make vigorous intellectual discourse possible. Within its expansive covers, hundreds of essays provide generous evidence of the best kinds of clear thinking now available about American thought. This is indeed a necessary addition to any scholar's holdings.\" \u003ci\u003eMartha Banta, Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I recommend this book to anyone who wonders what holds Americans together. This collection of short and longer entries details the people, events and concepts that form our history and our ongoing debates with one another. In addition, the collection preserves the individual styles, perspectives and provocations of a diverse group of talented authors. Comfortably sitting side by side, these voices nonetheless express the confident and diverging individualities that are also so American.\" \u003ci\u003eMartha Minow, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Unlike most reference books, this one is imaginatively edited and filled with controversial judgements. Browsing through \u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is stimulating and challenging.\" \u003ci\u003eProfessor Richard Rorty, University of Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Many of the essays are masterfully done, precisely because they go beyond the conventional wisdom-mongering typical of encyclopaedias ... examples of intellectual history at its best.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Wilson Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Scholars, students, and lay readers will find this work valuable, as a reference, introduction for research, or browsing tool. One of the most important reference works issued this year; recommended for all libraries.\" \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\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  \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 This 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.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988600832229,"sku":"NP9780631206569","price":59.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631206569.jpg?v=1761780923","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-american-thought-isbn-9780631206569","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}