In thought and action

the enigmatic life of S.I. Hayakawa

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In thought and action

the enigmatic life of S.I. Hayakawa

"One of the most gripping images from the 1960s captures the slight figure of Dr. S. I. Hayakawa scrambling onto a sound truck parked in front of San Francisco State College amid campus unrest. Hayakawa had hoped to use this soapbox to address the assembled demonstrators, but instead he ended up ripping out speaker wires and halting an illegal campus demonstration--or denying first-amendment rights to the crowd, depending on your perspective. Indeed, Hayakawa's entire life defies simplistic labels, and his ability to be categorized largely depends on personal perspective. This intimate and detailed biography draws on interviews with friends and family members, as well as Hayakawa's own papers and journals, to bring this controversial and fascinating figure to life. He was an enigma to colleagues as well as adversaries, a Republican senator who consistently bucked his party's ideals with his support of the women's movement, abortion rights, and even Ronald Reagan's search for a female running mate. The son of Japanese immigrants, born and raised in Canada before moving to the United States, Hayakawa emerges here as a complex and complicated figure. His blend of heritage, politics, artistic inclination, and intellectual achievement makes him quintessentially American"--

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Bison Books
Language
English
Pages
427

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In thought and action: the enigmatic life of S.I. Hayakawa
2011, Bison Books
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Lincoln

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
378.1/2092, B
Library of Congress
LA2317.H484 S37 2011, LA2317.H484S37 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
427

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24853126M
Internet Archive
inthoughtactione0000hasl
ISBN 13
9780803237643
LCCN
2011017759
OCLC/WorldCat
712115591

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