{"product_id":"9780060084387","title":"Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century","description":"From Freud to \u003ci\u003eBabbitt\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e to Sartre, from the Theory of Relativity and the Great Society to Counterculture and Kosovo, \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary, provacative, and brilliantly reasoned examination of the ideas and individuals that have shaped the 20th-century intellectual tradition. Focusing on all the great and many lesser-known individuals, break-throughs, and events of Western culture, Peter Watson explores the role of the United States in setting the century's agenda and emphasizes the effect science has played in intellectual history. Writing with authority and verve, Watson has produced a fluent, engaging, and intelligent look at the recent past—an illuminating blueprint of modern thought and culture more than 10 years in the making. For readers of Jacques Barzun, Paul Johnson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Paul Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect historical companion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Watson is the author of \u003ci\u003eWar on the Mind, The Caravaggio Conspiracy, Nureyev\u003c\/i\u003e, and several novels. He currently writes for the \u003ci\u003eObserver, Times\u003c\/i\u003e(London), \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London. England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021563511024,"sku":"9780060084387","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060084387_p0.jpg?v=1763619896","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060084387","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}