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He received a bachelor"s degree from the University of Louisville in 1949, a master"s from the University of Chicago in 1951, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University in 1961.
( 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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He received a bachelor"s degree from the University of Louisville in 1949, a master"s from the University of Chicago in 1951, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University in 1961.
He was the associate editor in the Humanities and History at the University of Chicago Press (1951-1953). At Harvard, he was the executive secretary to the Committee on General (1959–1961) and senior tutor at Eliot House (1961-1962). He was professor of History at Washington University in Saint Louis (1962-1968), professor of History at Brown University (1968-1971) and the University of Chicago (1970–1996) where he held the Norman and Edna Freehling Chair in History and the Social Sciences.
He chaired the Department of History from 1976 to 1979.
At the University of Chicago he chaired the Faculty Committee of the Benton Program for Fellowships in Broadcast Journalism in Broadcast Journalism (1982-1986) and the Committee to Plan the University"s Centennial. From 1982 to 1988, he served as special advisor to President Hanna Gray.
( In this major interpretive history of the reform era, B...)