[lbo-talk] Why Richard Hofstadter Is Still Worth Reading but Notfor the Reasons the Critics Have in Mind

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Tue Oct 17 14:13:19 PDT 2006



>huh? what's the problem? you can't imagine intellectual and poltical combat
>in a professional association? I gather you were born in fairly recent bleak
>times.

I wasn't born yesterday. And I've been to a few AHA meetings. Even if there was intellectual and political "combat" there, who would notice? I think this discussion bears out that intellectual back and forth takes place over a longer timescale than a winter academic meeting.



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