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Burns Jennifer <1975-> |
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Goddess of the market : Ayn Rand and the American Right / / Jennifer Burns |
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Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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0-19-771350-5 |
1-282-33557-X |
9786612335570 |
0-19-971722-2 |
0-19-974089-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (620 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Novelists, American - 20th century |
Women novelists, American |
Philosophers - United States |
Political culture - United States - History - 20th century |
Right and left (Political science) - History - 20th century |
United States Politics and government 1945-1989 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; PART I: THE EDUCATION OF AYN RAND, 1905 - 1943; 1. From Russia to Roosevelt; 2. Individualists of the World, Unite!; 3. A New Credo of Freedom; PART II: FROM NOVELIST TO PHILOSOPHER, 1944 - 1957; 4. The Real Root of Evil; 5. A Round Universe; PART III: WHO IS JOHN GALT? 1957 - 1968; 6. Big Sister Is Watching You; 7. Radicals for Capitalism; 8. Love Is Exception Making; PART IV: LEGACIES; 9. It Usually Begins with Ayn Rand; Epilogue: Ayn Rand in American Memory; Acknowledgments; Essay on Sources; Notes; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Worshipped by her fans, denounced by her enemies, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was a powerful thinker whose views on government and markets shaped the conservative movement from its earliest days. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rand's private papers and the original, unedited versions of Rand's journals, Jennifer Burns offers a groundbreaking reassessment of this key cultural figure, examining her life, her ideas, and her impact on conservative political thought. Goddess of the Market follows Rand from her childhood in Russia throug |
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