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This book presents a moderately revisionist history of the great books idea anchored in the following movements and struggles: fighting anti-intellectualism, advocating for the liberal arts, distributing cultural capital, and promoting a public philosophy, anchored in mid-century liberalism, that fostered a shared civic culture.
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About the author
Tim Lacy has a PhD in American History from Loyola University Chicago, USA, where he is currently employed. He has taught history at Monmouth College, USA, and several Chicago-area colleges and universities.
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Book Title: The Dream of a Democratic Culture
Book Subtitle: Mortimer J. Adler and the Great Books Idea
Authors: Tim Lacy
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137042620
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-33746-6Published: 26 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34094-1Published: 26 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-04262-0Published: 26 November 2013
Series ISSN: 2945-6630
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6649
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 324
Topics: History of Education, Cultural History, Social History, History of the Americas, US History, Modern History