Todd Gitlin is the author of 13 books and articles in numerous periodicals. A regular contributor to TPMcafe.com, he is currently a professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University.His latest book is The Bulldozer and the Big Tent: Blind Republicans, Lame Democrats, and the Recovery of American Ideals.
Gitlin recently told Newsweek about his five most important books.
And he addressed two other book-related issues:
Read about Gitlin's most important books.A classic book that, upon rereading, disappointed:
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. The grand debates about the meaning of the 20th century have gone flat and musty.
A book you hope parents will read to their children:
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Read it slowly. This is no trifle.
--Marshal Zeringue
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