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The New York intellectuals

The New York intellectuals

the rise and decline of the anti-Stalinist left from the 1930s to the 1980s
HistoryPolitics & Society
Pages
440
Published
1987
Language
English

Synopsis

Wald wirtes of the group's efforts in the 1930s to build a Marxist alternative to the official Communist movement and the aftermath of that in the post war intellectual world.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeIntellectualComplex

Genres

History Politics & Society Sociology

About the author

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Alan M. Wald

Alan M. Wald is a historian and literary critic specializing in American intellectual and political history. His notable works include "Trotskyism in the United States," "The New York Intellectuals," and "Trinity of Passion," along with a biography of James T. Farrell.