[lbo-talk] Hofstadter

[Seth Ackerman]

Doug Henwood wrote:

> Speaking of Hofstadter, what is his reputation these days? It's 
> amazing how fresh so much of the paranoid style seems today.
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Within the discipline, he's inevitably grouped in with and tarred as a 
consensus historian. Most historians in early-to-mid career today are 
part of a cohort that rebelled specifically against the consensus bent. 
The focus has shifted more towards studying out-groups and their 
struggles, rather than identifying broad, encompassing patterns of 
"American" life.

In any case, I gather there are relatively few historians under 60 who 
have strong opinions about Hofstadter since political history almost 
doesn't exist anymore, so he's just not in their sub-field.

Seth