{"title":"John Crowe Ransom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Crowe Ransom\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound insights into literature and culture, blending poetic sensibility with critical acuity. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eLand!\u003c\/em\u003e, explore themes of nature, tradition, and the human condition with eloquence and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders drawn to educational and reference materials will find Ransom's writings rich with intellectual engagement and thoughtful reflection, ideal for those who appreciate a rigorous yet graceful approach to literary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"land-by-john-crowe-ransom-9780268101947","title":"Land!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreviously unpublished, \u003cem\u003eLand!\u003c\/em\u003e unites John Crowe Ransom's poetic sensibilities with his argument for an agrarian economy as an alternative to capitalism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLand!\u003c\/em\u003e, the accomplished poet and scholar John Crowe Ransom, leading member of the Southern Agrarian movement, examines economics at the height of the Great Depression. Long thought to have been burned by its author after he failed to find a publisher, \u003cem\u003eLand!\u003c\/em\u003e is politically charged with Ransom's aesthetic beliefs about literature and his agrarian interpretation of economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the publication of the Southern Agrarian movement's manifesto \u003cem\u003eI'll Take My Stand\u003c\/em\u003e in 1930, Ransom, who provided the book's Statement of Principles in addition to its lead essay, became convinced that the book had not adequately proposed an economic alternative to Northern industrialism, which had nearly obliterated the Southern way of life. \u003cem\u003eLand!\u003c\/em\u003e was Ransom's attempt to fill this gap. In it he presents the weaknesses inherent in capitalism and argues convincingly that socialism is not only an inadequate alternative but inimical to American sensibilities. He proposes instead that agrarianism, which could flourish alongside capitalism, would relieve the problems of unemployment in America due to its wealth of land. This insightful, long-lost piece of American literature and history speaks to today's socioeconomic times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397889376492,"sku":"9780268101947","price":84.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11960903482283.jpg?v=1773730754"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-crowe-ransom.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}