Generation of Vipers

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Dalkey Archive Press, 1996 - History - 331 pages

Perhaps the most vitriolic attack ever launched on the American way of living-from politicians to professors to businessmen to Mom to sexual mores to religion--Generation of Vipers ranks with the works of De Tocqueville and Emerson in defining the American character and malaise.

Wylie's classic, written with devastating wit and a pen as
sharp as a barber's razor, wages war on all forms of American hypocrisy.
Remarkably, or perhaps not so, what Philip Wylie has to say rings as
true today as when he first wrote Vipers, and no doubt it will continue
to offend and outrage both the Left and Right. Harsh, bitter, and filled
with venom toward those who have corrupted the America that "could have
been," Generation of Vipers will be read with pleasure and indignation a
century from now.

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Contents

Catastrophe Christ and Chemistry
3
Subjective Feudalism
22
III
32
Copyright

13 other sections not shown

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About the author (1996)

Philip Wylie sought a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome at the age of 51 after reading an article about autism in an accountancy magazine and having a "Eureka" moment! He previously worked as Finance Director and Company Secretary of a British offshore bank, before relocating to Thailand where he began personal study of psychology and complementary healing practices on his path to self-realisation. Before and since receiving his diagnosis he has researched autism extensively and undertaken a survey into late diagnosis with Autonomy Autism Services and writing projects for the NAS, UK.

Bibliographic information

TitleGeneration of Vipers
American literature series
Dalkey Archive paperbacks : Nonfiction
G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
AuthorPhilip Wylie
Editionreprint, annotated
PublisherDalkey Archive Press, 1996
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedAug 16, 2010
ISBN1564781461, 9781564781468
Length331 pages
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History / United States / 20th Century
Political Science / History & Theory
Religion / General
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / General
  
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