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  1. Mean Girl
    Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed
    Author: Duggan, Lisa
    Published: [2019]
    Publisher:  University of California Press, Berkeley, CA

    ";Astute.";—New York Times Ayn Rand’s complicated notoriety as popular writer, leader of a political and philosophical cult, reviled intellectual, and ostentatious public figure endured beyond her death in 1982. In the twenty-first century, she has... more

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    ";Astute.";—New York Times Ayn Rand’s complicated notoriety as popular writer, leader of a political and philosophical cult, reviled intellectual, and ostentatious public figure endured beyond her death in 1982. In the twenty-first century, she has been resurrected as a serious reference point for mainstream figures, especially those on the political right from Paul Ryan to Donald Trump. Mean Girlfollows Rand’s trail through the twentieth century from the Russian Revolution to the Cold War and traces her posthumous appeal and the influence of her novels via her cruel, surly, sexy heroes. Outlining the impact of Rand’s philosophy of selfishness, Mean Girl illuminates the Randian shape of our neoliberal, contemporary culture of greed and the dilemmas we face in our political present Frontmatter -- Contents -- Overview -- Preface -- Introduction. “What Is Good for Me Is Right” -- 1. “Proud Woman Conqueror” -- 2. “Individualists of the World Unite!” -- 3. “Would You Cut the Bible?” -- 4. “I Found a Flaw” -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Key Figures -- Selected Bibliography

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780520967793
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    Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present ; 8
    Subjects: HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
    Other subjects: 20th century; 21st century; american politics; ayn rand; cold war; conservative politics; contemporary philosophy; cults; donald trump; famous novelist; famous writer; greed; intellectual; libertarian; life and death; life story; modern philosopher; modern philosophy; neoliberal; paul ryan; philosopher; philosophical; philosophy; political right; politics; public figure; right wing politics; russian revolution
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (136 p)
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  2. Mean Girl
    Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed
    Author: Duggan, Lisa
    Published: [2019]
    Publisher:  University of California Press, Berkeley, CA

    ";Astute.";—New York Times Ayn Rand’s complicated notoriety as popular writer, leader of a political and philosophical cult, reviled intellectual, and ostentatious public figure endured beyond her death in 1982. In the twenty-first century, she has... more

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    Universität Potsdam, Universitätsbibliothek
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    ";Astute.";—New York Times Ayn Rand’s complicated notoriety as popular writer, leader of a political and philosophical cult, reviled intellectual, and ostentatious public figure endured beyond her death in 1982. In the twenty-first century, she has been resurrected as a serious reference point for mainstream figures, especially those on the political right from Paul Ryan to Donald Trump. Mean Girlfollows Rand’s trail through the twentieth century from the Russian Revolution to the Cold War and traces her posthumous appeal and the influence of her novels via her cruel, surly, sexy heroes. Outlining the impact of Rand’s philosophy of selfishness, Mean Girl illuminates the Randian shape of our neoliberal, contemporary culture of greed and the dilemmas we face in our political present Frontmatter -- Contents -- Overview -- Preface -- Introduction. “What Is Good for Me Is Right” -- 1. “Proud Woman Conqueror” -- 2. “Individualists of the World Unite!” -- 3. “Would You Cut the Bible?” -- 4. “I Found a Flaw” -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Key Figures -- Selected Bibliography

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780520967793
    Other identifier:
    Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present ; 8
    Subjects: HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
    Other subjects: 20th century; 21st century; american politics; ayn rand; cold war; conservative politics; contemporary philosophy; cults; donald trump; famous novelist; famous writer; greed; intellectual; libertarian; life and death; life story; modern philosopher; modern philosophy; neoliberal; paul ryan; philosopher; philosophical; philosophy; political right; politics; public figure; right wing politics; russian revolution
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (136 p)
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  3. Madame Blavatsky and Her Theosophy
    Author: Lillie, Arthur
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  Jovian Press, Vachendorf