Background
Karl, Barry Dean was born on July 24, 1927 in Louisville. Son of Aaron and Anne (Simons) Karl.
( In this major interpretive history of the reform era, B...)
In this major interpretive history of the reform era, Barry Karl presents an imaginative and thoughtful perspective on America's quest for political, economic, and cultural nationalism. Challenging accepted interpretations, he argues that the two world wars and the depression did not successfully unite the country so that a national managerial state could emerge as it did in other industrial nations. Karl draws on an impressive array of sources to support his position, offering insightful comments on popular culture—movies, novels, comic strips, and detective stories—and brilliant analyses of technological change and its impact. Karl shows how Americans approached the central dilemmas of modern life, such as the clash between planned efficiency and autonomous individualism, which they managed to patch over but never fully resolve. Above all, he finds that America's commitment to the autonomous individual is both an aspiration and a curse.
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Karl, Barry Dean was born on July 24, 1927 in Louisville. Son of Aaron and Anne (Simons) Karl.
Bachelor, University Louisville, 1949. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1961.
Associate editor for humanities and history, University of Chicago Press, 1951-1955; executive secretary to commission on general education, Harvard University, 1959-1961; assistant professor of history, Washington University, St. Louis, 1962-1963; professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1963-1968; professor, Brown U., Providence, 1968-1971; professor American history, University of Chicago, since 1971; Norman and Edna Freehling professor, University of Chicago, 1977-1996; Norman and Edna Freehling professor emeritus, University of Chicago, since 1996; William Henry Bloomberg professor philanthropy, Harvard University, since 1998; department chairman history, University of Chicago, 1976-1979. Lecturer Jefferson Memorial, University of California, Berkeley, 1991.
( In this major interpretive history of the reform era, B...)
( In this major interpretive history of the reform era, B...)
Member Organization American Historians.
Married Alice Hideko Woodard, June 14, 1957. Children: Elisabeth Mead, Sarah Anne.