American Studies by Louis Menand | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: American Studies Author: Louis Menand Narrator: Ron McLarty Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-03 Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Genres: History, American Summary: At each step in his latest journey through American culture history, Menand has an original point to make. Like The Metaphysical Club, American Studies (the second volume in a projected three-volume intellectual history of America) is game and detached, with a strong curiosity about the reasons ideas insinuate themselves into the culture at large. Menand explores the rise and fall of the TV network, the importance of Richard Wright, Pauline Kael, and Rolling Stone, and why we dropped the bomb. He lends an ear to Al Gore in the White House as the Starr Report is presented to the public. And he makes us look more closely at our world and ourselves. Contact: [email protected]

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