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Richard Hofstadter, one of the leading historians of American affairs, died yesterday of leukemia at Mount Sinai Hospital at the age of 54. He was DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University and twice a Pulitzer Prize-winner. He lived at 1125 Park Avenue.
Richard Hofstadter (born Aug. 6, 1916, Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.—died Oct. 24, 1970, New York City) was a U.S. historian whose popular books on the political, social, and intellectual trends in U.S. history garnered two Pulitzer Prizes.
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A profile of Richard Hofstadter, a prolific and influential American historian who taught at Columbia from 1946 to 1970. Learn about his life, work, and legacy, from his Marxist roots to his studies of political culture and social thought.
Hofstadter analyzes the recurrent phenomenon of paranoid rhetoric and conspiracy theories in American political history and culture. He traces the origins and variations of the paranoid style from the anti-Masonic movement to the contemporary right wing, and examines its psychological and historical implications.
Learn about Richard Hofstadter, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and a core member of the postwar Columbia intellectuals. Explore his influential books on American political and cultural history, his role as a mentor and defender of free inquiry, and his oral history interview.
Richard Hofstadter (1916-70) was America’s most distinguished historian of the twentieth century. The author of several groundbreaking books, including The American Political Tradition, he was a vigorous champion of the liberal politics that emerged from the New Deal.
May 23, 2018 · A biography of Richard Hofstadter, a cultural intellectual historian who explored conflicts in American history and politics. Learn about his life, works, awards, and views on academic freedom and anti-intellectualism.
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