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Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right
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Author
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Jennifer Burns.
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Publisher
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Oxford
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Format
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hardcover
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Product Dimensions
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9.5
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6.25
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1.2
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ISBN
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9780195324877
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Pages/Publication Date
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369/2009
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Daedalus Item Code
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20785
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Description
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Idealized by her fans, denounced by her political opponents, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was a powerful thinker whose views on government and markets shaped the conservative movement from its earliest days. With unprecedented access to Rand's private papers and unedited journals, Jennifer Burns offers this reassessment of Rand, examining her life, her ideas, and her impact on conservative political thought. Burns highlights the two facets of Rand's work that make her a perennial draw for those on the right: her promotion of capitalism, and her defense of limited government. Both sprang from her bitter experience growing up under Communism. The book also traces the development of Rand's Objectivist philosophy and her relationship with Nathaniel Branden, her closest intellectual partner, with whom she had an explosive falling out in 1968. "Burns' thoroughly engaging biography of writer, philosopher, and all-around controversial figure Rand delves deeply into both Rand's life and her fervent devotion to capitalism and individualism.... Burns' clear, crisp writing and piercing insights into Rand and her motivations make this eminently readable biography a must-read not only for Rand devotees but for anyone interested in the merging of literature and politics."—Booklist (starred review)
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