The Metaphysical Club / Louis Menand.
The Metaphysical Club / Louis Menand.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001.
Date
2001.
Call Numbers
N973.9/46
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 546 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"The Civil War made America a modern nation, unleashing forces of industrialism and expansion that had been kept in check for decades by the quarrel over slavery. But the war also discredited the ideas and beliefs of the era that preceded it. The Civil War swept away the slave civilization of the South, but almost the whole intellectual culture of...
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Full title
The Metaphysical Club / Louis Menand.
Portion of title
Cover subtitle: a story of ideas in America.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-520) and index.
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N973.9/46
Record Identifier
74VvQ0BE4ZGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQ0BE4ZGA
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ISBN
0374528497 (pbk.)
9780374199630 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0374199639 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780374199630 :
0374199639 :
9780374528492 (pbk.)
DDC
973.9
MMS ID
991014650369702626
