Menand, Louis
The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007126873
- author:
- Menand, Louis
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Fourth Estate Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 880
- Dimensions:
- 24 x 15.9 x 5.8 centimeters (0.1
- Genre:
- History, General, Arts & Photography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Free World by Louis Menand explores the intersection of power and ideas during the Cold War era. This Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar examines how American culture evolved from the end of World War II to Vietnam, tracing the flow of artistic and intellectual influences across the Atlantic. Menand delves into the post-war world of art and thought, shedding light on key figures such as Hannah Arendt, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir. He reveals how European ideas, including existentialism, structuralism, and post-structuralism, influenced American culture, and how Americans in turn promoted and shaped European thought. Through its masterful account of the main characters and minor figures who shaped the post-war world, The Free World offers a nuanced understanding of this pivotal period in history.
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