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This philosophical history explores the social and cultural factors that shaped American philosophers' reactions to Sartre's existentialism, from early hostility through what William James described as ""the classic stages of a theory's career."" Using unpublished letters, conference speeches, and college course lists, Fulton traces the rise of existentialism and the importance of Sartre's philosophical and literary works to the generation of the 1960s.

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This is solid, engaging writing that will appeal to general readers with an interest in the subject, as well as to scholars in the field. --Library Journal

This is solid, engaging writing that will appeal to general readers with an interest in the subject, as well as to scholars in the field. --Library Journal

""This is solid, engaging writing that will appeal to general readers with an interest in the subject, as well as to scholars in the field."" --Library Journal

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ANN FULTON teaches history at Portland State University. Her work has been published in the Journal of the History of Ideas.

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