Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: On the importance of being a wayfarer -- Part I. Diagnosing the malaise -- The mishmash theory of man -- On the cult of the expert and the dangers of scientism -- Part II. American attempts at a cure -- Individualism, community, and the longing for place -- Stoicism and the honor-bound South -- Dreaming of the end times -- Part III. Coping with alienation -- Toward a new social science -- Percy's vision of family, community, and faith -- Conclusion: A defense of moderate politics and human dignity.
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