Intimate Strangers : Arendt, Marcuse, Solzhenitsyn, and Said in American Political Discourse.
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- 9780231537919
- Arendt, Hannah, -- 1906-1975 -- Influence
- Marcuse, Herbert, -- 1898-1979 -- Influence
- Said, Edward W. -- Influence
- Politics and culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Intellectuals -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- 320.01
- E169.12 -- .R585 2014eb
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Stranger Persona -- 2. Hannah Arendt: The Thinker and the American Republic -- 3. Herbert Marcuse's German Revolution in America -- 4. Cold War Prophesies: Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Mythological America -- 5. Edward Said and the Clash of Identities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
Restoring the legacy of four critics who used their foreignness to challenge America's political complacency.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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