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Two on the Aisle: A Judaic American Tale of Romance and Creative Dreams, is a biography of the author's parents, Nathan and Dorothy Horowitz, as well as a twentieth century American cultural history. The story describes how two offspring of Eastern European immigrants combined a struggle for material security with literary efforts that blended Yiddish-flavored humor, social compassion, religious devotion, and secular concerns with piercing med...

A groundbreaking analysis of the role of "anti-intellectualism" in American lifeExamines the public reaction to progressive projects such as the New Deal and federal civil rights programsIncorporates populist studies in the tradition of historian Christopher Lasch and others

Offers a sweeping overview of political insurgency in the United States from the 1880s onwards. This book ranges over diverse individuals and groups that have attacked the established order, from the left and the right, from the Populists of the 1890s to Ross Perot and the religious right of our times.

Getting There: An American Odyssey offers a singular perspective on the tumultuous period between the 1950s and the early twenty-first century through the personal experiences and reflections of a young student, academic historian, journalist, musician, and activist. Moving from the East and beyond to the Pacific Northwest, the memoir addresses the challenge of balancing the critical tools of teaching and scholarship with a populist approach t...

A groundbreaking analysis of the role of "anti-intellectualism" in American lifeExamines the public reaction to progressive projects such as the New Deal and federal civil rights programsIncorporates populist studies in the tradition of historian Christopher Lasch and others