Hope in a Scattering Time

Christopher Lasch was a leading intellectual of the twentieth century. His work consistently probed the nation s political and cultural terrain, considering the unruly thrust of America s history and the possibilities of a better way. Hope in a Scattering Time is the first and only full biography of this towering intellectual figure.

Miller plumbed Lasch s published writings, his correspondence, and interviews and correspondence with his friends, students, and colleagues to create this comprehensive biography. In these pages Eric Miller captures the evolving nature of Lasch s understanding of the world and his fight for clarity and insight in a muddled age.

Christopher Lasch s sharp, prophetic stance caused many in his time to rethink what they thought they had understood, and to consider the world anew. Fifteen years after Lasch s death, the time is ripe to once again follow his lead and to reassess how we view and understand our world.