One Nation, Two Cultures
A Searching Examination of American Society in the Aftermath of Our Cultural Rev olution
By Gertrude Himmelfarb | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
About the book
From one of today's most respected historians and cultural critics comes a new book examining the gulf in American society--a division that cuts across class, racial, ethnic, political and sexual lines.
One side originated in the tradition of republican virtue, the other in the counterculture of the late 1960s. Himmelfarb argues that, while the latter generated the dominant culture of today-particularly in universities, journalism, television, and film--a \"dissident culture\" continues to promote the values of family, a civil society, sexual morality, privacy, and patriotism. Proposing democratic remedies for our moral and cultural diseases, Himmelfarb concludes that it is a tribute to Americans that we remain \"one nation\" even as we are divided into \"two cultures.\"
Editions of One Nation, Two Cultures
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375404559
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375704109
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307773302
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From one of today's most respected historians and cultural critics comes a new book examining the gulf in American society--a division that cuts across class, racial, ethnic, political and sexual lines.
One side originated in the tradition of republican virtue, the other in the counterculture of the late 1960s. Himmelfarb argues that, while the latter generated the dominant culture of today-particularly in universities, journalism, television, and film--a \"dissident culture\" continues to promote the values of family, a civil society, sexual morality, privacy, and patriotism. Proposing democratic remedies for our moral and cultural diseases, Himmelfarb concludes that it is a tribute to Americans that we remain \"one nation\" even as we are divided into \"two cultures.\"
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What is One Nation, Two Cultures about?
From one of today's most respected historians and cultural critics comes a new book examining the gulf in American society--a division that cuts across class, racial, ethnic, political and sexual lines.
One side originated in the tradition of republican virtue, the other in the counterculture of the late 1960s. Himmelfarb argues that, while the latter generated the dominant culture of today-particularly in universities, journalism, television, and film--a \"dissident culture\" continues to promote the values of family, a civil society, sexual morality, privacy, and patriotism. Proposing democratic remedies for our moral and cultural diseases, Himmelfarb concludes that it is a tribute to Americans that we remain \"one nation\" even as we are divided into \"two cultures.\"
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in One Nation, Two Cultures?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political ideologies and movements > Right-of-centre democratic ideologies and movements
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book One Nation, Two Cultures?
Gertrude Himmelfarb
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One Nation, Two Cultures is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780375404559) and paperback(ISBN 9780375704109) and ebook(ISBN 9780307773302)
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