Morris Berman – The Twilight of American Culture

The Twilight of American Culture

Morris BermanThe Twilight of American Culture (WW. Norton & Co. 2000)


Disappointing. I ended up just skimming through a lot of this. Berman presents an interesting topic, but this feels like a five page essay spun out to book length. His analysis is pretty superficial. In describing the decline of American culture he seems to be “preaching to the choir” as they say. The best parts are his personal anecdotes about teaching experiences, but those alone don’t support his premise.