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A prophetic examination of Western decline, The Twilight of American Culture provides one of the most caustic and surprising portraits of American society to date. Whether examining the corruption at the heart of modern politics, the "Rambification" of popular entertainment, or the collapse of our school systems, Morris Berman suspects that there is little we can do as a society to arrest the onset of corporate Mass Mind culture. Citing writers as diverse as de Toqueville and DeLillo, he cogently argues that cultural preservation is a matter of individual conscience, and discusses how classical learning might triumph over political correctness with the rise of a "a new monastic individual"―a person who, much like the medieval monk, is willing to retreat from conventional society in order to preserve its literary and historical treasures. "Brilliantly observant, deeply thoughtful ....lucidly argued."―Christian Science Monitor
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Sociological aspects of Corporations, Mass society, Sociological aspects, Popular culture, Philosophy, Civilization, Humanistic Education, Social conditions, Corporations, Monastic and religious life, History, Culturele waarden, Cultuur, Popular culture, united states, Corporations, united states, Education, humanistic, United states, civilization, 1970-, United states, social conditions, 1980-, Civilization, modern, 1950-, United states, social life and customs, Civilisation, Culture populaire, Société de masse, Vie religieuse et monastique, Histoire, Éducation humaniste, Philosophie, Middle AgesPlaces
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1970-, Middle Ages, 600-1500, 1980-Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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The twilight of American culture
2001, Norton
in English
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The twilight of American culture: Morris Berman.
2000, Norton
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Originally published: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193) and index.
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