Charles A. Reich
American academic and writer (1928–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Alan Reich (/raɪʃ/ RYSHE;[1] May 20, 1928 – June 15, 2019) was an American academic and writer best known for writing the 1970 book, The Greening of America, a paean to the counterculture of the 1960s. Excerpts of the book first appeared in The New Yorker,[2] and its seismic reception there[3] contributed to the book leading The New York Times Best Seller list. Due to the theme and implications of this book Reich was described as a "high priest of antitechnology".[4]
Charles A. Reich | |
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| Born | Charles Alan Reich May 20, 1928 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 15, 2019 (aged 91) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (BA) Yale University (LLB) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, professor, writer |
| Employer(s) | Cravath, Swaine & Moore Arnold & Porter Yale Law School University of California, Santa Barbara University of San Francisco |
| Known for | The Greening of America (1970) |