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Christopher Lasch

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American historian (1932-1994)

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Robert Christopher Lasch was an American historian and social critic who was a history professor at the University of Rochester.

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1980National Book Award
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Robert Christopher Lasch was an American historian and social critic who was a history professor at the University of Rochester. Lasch's books, including The New Radicalism in America (1965), Haven in a Heartless World (1977), The Culture of Narcissism (1979), The True and Only Heaven (1991), and The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy were widely discussed and reviewed. The Culture of Narcissism became a surprise best-seller and won the National Book Award in the category Current Interest (paperback).

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Lived 1932 to 1994 · aged 61
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