Existential America

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George Cotkin

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Paperback / softback

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Although Europe's leading existential thinkers felt that Americans were too self-confident and optimistic to accept their philosophy of tragedy, responsibility, and the absurd, existentialism enjoyed rapid, widespread, and enduring popularity among Americans. George Cotkin argues that the existential approach to life, marked by vexing despair and dauntless commitment in the face of uncertainty, has deep American roots and helps to define the United States in the twentieth century in ways that have never been fully realized or appreciated. The only full-length study of existentialism in America, this highly engaging and original work provides an invaluable guide to the history of American culture since the end of the Second World War.

Author Biography:

George Cotkin is a professor of history at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He is the author of Reluctant Modernism: American Thought and Culture, 1880-1900 and William James, Public Philosopher, the latter published by Johns Hopkins.

Release date Australia

June 24th, 2005

Author

George Cotkin

Pages

368

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

1 Line drawings, black and white; 17 Halftones, black and white

Dimensions

156x235x24

ISBN-13

9780801882005

Product ID

25012041

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