America And The Mind Of Europe
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Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
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A work of mid-twentieth-century transatlantic intellectual history, America and the Mind of Europe presents Lewis Galantière's incisive examination of the cultural and ideological tensions between the United States and postwar Europe. Galantière, a distinguished translator and cultural diplomat, argues that European intellectuals harbored deep-seated ambivalence toward American civilization — simultaneously drawn to its democratic energy and repelled by what they perceived as its materialism and cultural shallowness. With the authority of someone who moved fluidly between both worlds, he illustrates how misunderstandings on each side of the Atlantic were rooted not merely in politics, but in fundamentally different philosophical traditions and historical experiences. The tone is measured yet pointed, blending scholarly rigor with the clarity of a seasoned essayist. A vital document of its era, the work remains a compelling lens through which to understand the enduring complexities of the Western alliance and the contest of ideas that shaped it.
Author: Lewis Galantière
Format: Hardback
Published: 1951, Hamish Hamilton, London
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A work of mid-twentieth-century transatlantic intellectual history, America and the Mind of Europe presents Lewis Galantière's incisive examination of the cultural and ideological tensions between the United States and postwar Europe. Galantière, a distinguished translator and cultural diplomat, argues that European intellectuals harbored deep-seated ambivalence toward American civilization — simultaneously drawn to its democratic energy and repelled by what they perceived as its materialism and cultural shallowness. With the authority of someone who moved fluidly between both worlds, he illustrates how misunderstandings on each side of the Atlantic were rooted not merely in politics, but in fundamentally different philosophical traditions and historical experiences. The tone is measured yet pointed, blending scholarly rigor with the clarity of a seasoned essayist. A vital document of its era, the work remains a compelling lens through which to understand the enduring complexities of the Western alliance and the contest of ideas that shaped it.