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The age of American unreason in a culture of lies

by Jacoby, Susan, 1945- author

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2018

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The age of American unreason in a culture of lies

Jacoby, Susan, 1945- author

2018

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From the Publisher: A cultural history of the last forty years, The Age of American Unreason focuses on the convergence of social forces-usually treated as separate entities-that has created a perfect storm of anti-rationalism. These include the upsurge of religious fundamentalism, with more political power today than ever before; the failure of public education to create an informed citizenry; and the triumph of video over print culture. Sparing neither the right nor the left, Jacoby asserts that Americans today have embraced a universe of \"junk thought\" that makes almost no effort to separate fact from opinion.

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Vintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House LLC

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Since 1945

/ Mass media Social aspects United States.

/ Popular culture United States.

/ Reason Social aspects United States.

/ Social values United States.

/ Social psychology United States.

/ National characteristics, American.