商品簡介
Best known as a novelist, Ayn Rand was the founder of the philosophic school of Objectivism and an influential advocate of free market capitalism. In this book, Gladstein (English and Theater Arts, University of Texas, El Paso) examines Rand's life and work, detailing her belief in the moral supremacy of individualism over collectivism and highlighting her contributions to libertarian thought. The book also looks at how Rand's work was received during her lifetime and at its continuing relevance in the contemporary world. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Mimi Gladstein is Chair of the Department of Theatre, Film, and Literature at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is the author of many books including Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand, The Ayn Rand Companion and The Indestructible Woman in Faulkner, Hemingway, and Steinbeck. Dr Meadowcroft is Lecturer in Public Policy at King's College London and the author of The Ethics of the Market (Palgrave, 2005) and co-author of Rescuing Social Capital from Social Democracy (Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007).
