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Project description what is hofstadters thesis in the book. Hofstadter s attention to the mental rather than material world of the reformers offered. Download pdf the age of reform free online new books. Richard hofstadter wikimili, the free encyclopedia. For more than a decade after its appearance in 1955, its interpretations shaped virtually every discussion of modern american reform. Claussen, dane s 2004, antiintellectualism in american media, new york. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
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