The Radical Will: Selected Writings 1911-1918

by Randolph Bourne, Olaf Hansen (Editor), Christopher Lasch (Preface)

Randolph Bourne was only thirty-two when he died in 1918, but he left a legacy of astonishingly mature and incisive writings on politics, literature, and culture, which were of enormous influence in shaping the American intellectual climate of the 1920s and 1930s. This definitive collection, back in print at last, includes such noted essays as "The War and the Intellectuals," "The Fragment of the State," "The Development of Public Opinion," and "John Dewey's Philosophy." Bourne's critique of militarism and advocacy of cultural pluralism are enduring contributions to social and political thought, sure to have an equally strong impact in our own time. In their introduction and preface, Olaf Hansen and Christopher Lasch provide biographical and historical context for Bourne's work.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

548 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Randolph Silliman Bourne was a progressive writer and "leftist intellectual", and a graduate of Columbia University. Bourne is best known for his essays, especially his unfinished work "The State," discovered after his death.
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Reviews

[Alina Stefanescu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bourne is a great companion for those days when everyone else is watching football as their brain cells turn into tiny, morose shrimp.