CliffsNotes on Rand's Atlas Shrugged

Bernstein, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0764585568 / ISBN 13: 9780764585562

Verlag: Cliffs Notes, US, 2000

Beschreibung

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major them es, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The lat est generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on Atlas Shrugged is your guide to author Ayn Rand's masterpiec e, an impassioned defense of the freedom of man's mind. She shows that with out the independent mind, our society would collapse into primitive savager y. Delve into the post-World War II historical context of Atlas Shrugged and t he modern implications of its conclusions. Other features that help you stu dy include Character analyses of major players A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the ch aracters Critical essays A review section that tests your knowledge A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure - you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: CliffsNotes on Rand's Atlas Shrugged
• Verlag: Cliffs Notes, US
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0764585568
• ISBN-13: 9780764585562
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: Very Good
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  • Study Guides::Literature

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Inhaltsangabe

Who is John Galt? This famous rhetorical question rings through Ayn Rand's best-selling novel as the people's anthem of despair in depressed economic times. Set in the future, the novel follows capitalist magnates as they battle looters, strikers, and the impending ruin of the United States' economy. The romantic and intellectual relationship between Dagny Taggart, the heroine, and John Galt, whose identity as the leader of the strike is eventually revealed, carries the novel to its climax. This novel, controversial when it first appeared in 1957, purports Rand's objectivist philosophy that the individual is free to pursue his or her own happiness without bowing to God or society. Objectivism in action upholds full laissez-faire capitalism as the only philosophy that can protect humankind's freedom to think, to be inventive, and to live productively.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Andrew Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Graduate School of the City University of New York. He teaches Philosophy at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, and at the State University of New York at Purchase. Dr. Bernstein is a speaker for the Ayn Rand Institute and lectures on Ayn Rand's novels throughout the United States.