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Christopher Lasch (1932-1994) was a prominent American historian and social critic. Beginning in the 1960s and continuing into the 1990s his writings defined the role of the intellectual and explored ...
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Over a thirty-six-year career as historian, social and political critic, and teacher, Christopher Lasch's reputation as one of America's most-influential twentieth-century cultural theorists has been ...
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In the highly positive review of The True and Only Heaven below, Hodgson discusses the book's critique of the ideology of progress and some strategies used by Lasch.
From the New Deal until the...
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In the following review, Menand surveys Lasch's critique of liberalism throughout his works, including The True and Only Heaven, and concludes that Lasch's insightful but sometimes limit...
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In the review below, Watts summarizes the themes of and the critical responses to Lasch's works from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, offering a general assessment of the weaknesses and streng...
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Below, each writer separately explains the themes of The True and Only Heaven. In the first essay Isaac offers a point-by-point analysis of Lasch's social criticism in his book, concentrating o...
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In the essay below, Westbrook examines the influence of The New Radicalism in America on the American intellectual community.
The New Radicalism is really a brilliant book, a book of such importance ...
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Below, Elshtain, a personal friend of Lasch, relates Lasch's thought to his character, reminiscing about and illuminating Lasch's observations of contemporary American life.
Christopher ...
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Christopher Lasch
Christopher Lasch
Critical Review by Godfrey Hodgson
