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Ideas in America by Jones, Howard Mumford is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Ideas in America about?

Believing that the importance of American literary tradition to the life of our nation has been too long neglected, a distinguished man of letters expresses in this collection of essays and addresses the doctrine that a mature interpretation of our own intellectual and cultural history ought to be one of the important concerns of American scholarship. To this end and in clear and persuasive prose, Howard Jones discusses the need for literary history and the use of American literature as an instrument for cultural analysis; he gives a complete history of ideas in America and their influence; and he presents the responsibilities of contemporary American literature.

Who reads Ideas in America?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Jones, Howard Mumford
Publisher
Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
Published
1944
Language
EN
ISBN
9780674499379
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, American Studies, Humanities

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