num_pages: 392
description: The Closing of the American Mind, a publishing phenomenon in hardcover, is now a paperback literary event. In this acclaimed number one national best-seller, one of our country's most distinguished political philosophers argues that the social/political crisis of 20th-century America is really an intellectual crisis. Allan Bloom's sweeping analysis is essential to understanding America today. It has fired the imagination of a public ripe for change.
language: English
title: The Closing of the American Mind
titlecomplete: The Closing of the American Mind
genres: American, Society, Politics, Philosophy, Cultural, Education, Social Science, Nonfiction, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 5502
publisher: Simon & Schuster