Richard H. Pells
Richard H. Pells
Contributor

LOCATION: Austin, TX, United States

Website : University of Texas Faculty Page

BIOGRAPHY

Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin. Author of Radical Visions and American Dreams: Culture and Social Thought in the Depression Years.

Primary Contributions (1)
Great Depression: soup kitchen
Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory.…
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Publications (4)
The Liberal Mind in a Conservative Age: American Intellectuals in the 1940s and 1950s
The Liberal Mind in a Conservative Age: American Intellectuals in the 1940s and 1950s
By Richard H. Pells

an Excellent Study Of American Intellectuals In The 40's And 50's.

without Question This Is A Significant Work Of Scholarship By A Serious And Able Historian. It Will Certainly Long Stand As An Interpretive Work To Be Reckoned With As Our Understanding Of The Early Post-war Period Continues To Evolve

Modernist America: Art, Music, Movies, and the Globalization of American Culture
Modernist America: Art, Music, Movies, and the Globalization of American Culture
By Richard Pells
America's global cultural impact is largely seen as one-sided, with critics claiming that it has undermined other countries' languages and traditions. But contrary to popular belief, the cultural relationship between the United States and the world has been reciprocal, says Richard Pells. The United States not only plays a large role in shaping international entertainment and tastes, it is also a consumer of foreign intellectual and artistic influences. Pells reveals how the American artists,...
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