Robert Dawidoff: 2 books
The Genteel Tradition and the Sacred Rage
High Culture Vs. Democracy in Adams, James, and Santayana
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
Asking why many American intellectuals have had such difficulty accepting wholeheartedly the cultural dimensions of democracy, Robert Dawidoff examines their alienation and ambivalence, a tradition of detachment he identifies as "Tocquevillian." In the work of three towering American literary...
Created Equal
Why Gay Rights Matter to America
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Why should Americans who are not gay care about gay rights? In Created Equal, Michael Nava and Robert Dawidoff argue that the movement for gay equality is central to the continuing defense of individual liberty in America. Beginning with an examination of the determined assault on gay issues by the...