Annal:1985 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest
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Results of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the year 1985. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life
Robert Neelly Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, Steven M. Tipton
- 1985 LATimes–Current Interest winner
- Score: 10.35
Habits of the Heart, first published in 1985, rapidly became one of the most widely discussed interpretations of American society in the twentieth century, joining a small body of pivotal studies such as Middletown and The Lonely Crowd. Much of what Habits described, and which resonated so widely in the public consciousness, is even more evident ten years later.
Meanwhile, the authors’ antidote to the American sickness—a quest for democratic community that draws on our diverse civic and religious traditions—has contributed to a vigorous…
