The Guardians (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Geoffrey Kabaservice
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: 1919-1988
- Setting: Massachusetts, Connecticut, and England
- Principal Characters: Kingman Brewster, Mary Louise Brewster, Cyrus Vance, McGeorge Bundy, John Lindsey, Georges May, Paul Moore, Jr., William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Politics, Twentieth century, Education or educators, Schools or school life, Government, Colleges or universities, Higher education, WASPs, Private schools
- Locales: Connecticut, England, Massachusetts
Geoffrey Kabaservice, who earned his Ph.D. degree in history from Yale University in 1999, has written a well-researched book on the extraordinary influence of Kingman Brewster and other Yale graduates on American public policy during the 1960's and 1970's. This is a sympathetic study about a period of American history that may seem quite alien to modern readers. Kabaservice describes well why Brewster and other Yale graduates from the 1930's and 1940's felt that their Yale educations gave them superior wisdom which they were obliged to share with the American public. Kabaservice...
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