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Francis Rory Peregrine "Perry" Anderson (born 11 September 1938) is a British intellectual, political philosopher, historian and essayist. His work ranges across historical sociology, intellectual history, and cultural analysis.
Oct 12, 2023 · The Standard of Civilization. In 1929 lucien Febvre offered the first systematic reflection on the evolution of the meanings of the term ‘civilization’, from singular ideal, which he dated to the third quarter of the 18th century, to plural fact, which he placed at the close of the Napoleonic epoch. In 1944–45 he devoted his ...
Perry Anderson is the author of, among other books, Spectrum, Lineages of the Absolutist State, Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism, Considerations on Western Marxism, English Questions, The Origins of Postmodernity, and The New Old World.
Jun 25, 2024 · "Perry Anderson" published on by null. (1938–)BritishMarxist historian specializing in the history of political thought. He is described by his contemporary Terry Eagleton as Britain's most brilliant intellectual.
Apr 28, 2023 · In Different Speeds, Same Furies, Britain’s preeminent Marxist, Perry Anderson, produces an idiosyncratic but dazzling account of Anthony Powell and Marcel Proust, arguably the two greatest novelists of the 20th century. Review of Different Speeds, Same Furies: Powell, Proust and Other Literary Forms by Perry Anderson (Verso, 2022).
May 3, 2018 · The Long Goodbye. Perry Anderson’s realism. Bruce Robbins. May 3, 2018. This article appears in the May 28, 2018 issue . Andrea Ventura. Published in the late 1940s, a decade after his death...
On this episode, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler talks with Perry Anderson Professor of History and Sociology at UCLA about his intellectual journey and the status of the left.
