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GODDESS OF THE MARKET GODDESS OF THE MARKET Ayn Rand and the American Right Jennifer Burns OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford University Press Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2009 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Burns, Jennifer, 1975– Goddess of the market : Ayn Rand and the American Right / Jennifer Burns. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-19-532487-7 1. Rand, Ayn. 2. Rand, Ayn—Political and social views. 3. Rand, Ayn—Criticism and interpretation. 4. Novelists, American—20th century—Biography. 5. Women novelists, American—Biography. 6. Philosophers—United States—Biography. 7. Political culture—United States—History—20th century. 8. Right and left (Political science)—History—20th century. 9. United States—Politics and government—1945–1989. I. Title. PS 3535.A547Z587 2009 813’.52—dc22 2009010763 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper TO MY FATHER CONTENTS Introduction PART I: THE EDUCATION OF AYN RAND, 1905 – 1943 1. From Russia to Roosevelt 2. Individualists of the World, Unite! 3. A New Credo of Freedom PART II: FROM NOVELIST TO PHILOSOPHER, 1944 – 1957 4. The Real Root of Evil 5. A Round Universe PART III: WHO IS JOHN GALT? 1957 – 1968 6. Big Sister Is Watching You 7. Radicals for Capitalism 8. Love Is Exception Making PART IV: LEGACIES 9. It Usually Begins with Ayn Rand Epilogue: Ayn Rand in American Memory Acknowledgments Essay on Sources Notes Bibliography Index GODDESS OF THE MARKET
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