Christopher Lasch

Christopher Lasch is regarded as one of the leading American sociologists and authored numerous books until his untimely death. He was born in a small town in Nebraska in 1932, into a family of leftist intellectuals, and studied at Harvard and Columbia universities. He taught history at the University of Rochester from 1970 until his premature death from cancer in 1994. Initially influenced by the Frankfurt School and Neo-Marxism, his thought gradually shifted towards a critique of cultural liberalism and the belief in "progress," describing in his books the ongoing cultural and political decline of American society, as well as the inability of leftist intellectuals to confront the ideological hegemony of liberalism. He became particularly well-known for his book "The Culture of Narcissism." His most notable works include: - "The Agony of the American Left" (1969) - "The Culture of Narcissism" (1979) - "The Minimal Self" (1984) - "The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics" (1991) - "The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy" (1994)