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The Myth of the Ruling Class, by James H. Meisel
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The Myth of the Ruling Class (1958)James H. Meisel
Gaetano Mosca and the "Elite"
3 Reviews

Reflections on America (1958)Jacques Maritain
7 Reviews, 1 Readable

America as a Civilization (1957)Max Lerner
Life and Thought in the United States Today With a Postscript Chapter, the Ne...
16 Chapters, 1,051pp - 16 Reviews, 3 Readable

The American Earthquake (1958)Edmund Wilson
A Documentary of the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, and the New Deal
4 Reviews, 1 Readable

The Novel of Violence in America: 1920-1950 (1950)Wilbur M. Frohock
4 Reviews, 2 Readable

The Frontier Mind (1957)Arthur K. Moore
A Cultural Analysis of the Kentucky Frontiersman
3 Reviews, 1 Readable

Roots of Scientific Thought (1958)Philip P. Wiener and Aaron Noland
A Cultural Perspective
1 Review


Fiction and the Unconscious (1958)Simon O. Lesser
1 Review

Gilbert: His Life and Strife (1958)Hesketh Pearson
3 Reviews, 1 Readable
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