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The Twilight of American Culture

by Morris Berman

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ISBN13: 9780393321692
ISBN10: 039332169x
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An emerging cult classic about America's cultural meltdown-and a surprising solution. A prophetic examination of Western decline, The Twilight of American Culture provides one of the most caustic and surprising portraits of American society to date. Whether examining the corruption at the heart of modern politics, the Rambification of popular entertainment, or the collapse of our school systems, Morris Berman suspects that there is little we can do as a society to arrest the onset of corporate Mass Mind culture. Citing writers as diverse as de Toqueville and DeLillo, he cogently argues that cultural preservation is a matter of individual conscience, and discusses how classical learning might triumph over political correctness with the rise of a a new monastic individual-a person who, much like the medieval monk, is willing to retreat from conventional society in order to preserve its literary and historical treasures. Brilliantly observant, deeply thoughtful ....lucidly argued.-Christian Science Monitor

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193) and index.

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An emerging cult classic about America's cultural meltdown--and a surprising solution. A prophetic examination of Western decline, "The Twilight of American Culture" provides one of the most caustic and surprising portraits of American society--and corporate mass mind culture-- to date.

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ISBN:
9780393321692
Author:
Berman, Morris
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Popular Culture
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Corporations
Subject:
Education, humanistic
Subject:
Monastic and religious life
Subject:
Mass society
Subject:
Popular Culture - General
Subject:
United States Civilization 1970-
Subject:
Popular culture -- United States.
Series Volume:
236
Publication Date:
June 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
205
Dimensions:
8.40x5.54x.56 in. .45 lbs.

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