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Lears, Thomas Jackson was born on July 26, 1947 in Annapolis, Maryland. Son of Walter Lee and Margaret Esther (Baptist) Lears.
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No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880-1920
( T. J. Jackson Lears draws on a wealth of primary source...)
T. J. Jackson Lears draws on a wealth of primary sources — sermons, diaries, letters — as well as novels, poems, and essays to explore the origins of turn-of-the-century American antimodernism. He examines the retreat to the exotic, the pursuit of intense physical or spiritual experiences, and the search for cultural self-sufficiency through the Arts and Crafts movement. Lears argues that their antimodern impulse, more pervasive than historians have supposed, was not "simple escapism," but reveals some enduring and recurring tensions in American culture. "It's an understatement to call No Place of Grace a brilliant book. . . . It's the first clear sign I've seen that my generation, after marching through the '60s and jogging through the '70s might be pausing to examine what we've learned, and to teach it."—Walter Kendrick, Village Voice "One can justly make the claim that No Place of Grace restores and reinterprets a crucial part of American history. Lears's method is impeccable."—Ann Douglas, The Nation
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Thomas Jackson Lears
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Thomas Jackson Lears, American History educator. Whiting fellow, 1976-1977, Guggenheim fellow, 1984-1985, Rockefeller fellow, 1985-1986, David Center fellow, 1989-1990, Winterthur fellow, 1996. Member American History Association, American Studies Association (national county 1986-1989), Organisation American Historians.
Education
Bachelor in English, University of Virginia, 1969; Master of Arts in the United States History, U. North Carolina, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies, Yale University, 1978.
Career
Instructor English, Bon Air School for Girls, Richmond, Virginia, 1970-1971; instructor American studies, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1977-1979; from assistant to associate professor of history, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1979-1985; historian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1985-1986; professor of history, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1986.
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No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880-1920
( T. J. Jackson Lears draws on a wealth of primary source...)
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No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 1880-1920
Membership
Member American History Association, American Studies Association (national county 1986-1989), Organisation American Historians.
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Married Karen Lister Parker, February 1, 1969. Children: Rachel, Adin.
