{"product_id":"in-thought-and-action-the-enigmatic-life-of-s-i-hayakawa-9780803237643","title":"In Thought and Action: The Enigmatic Life of S. I. Hayakawa","description":"One of the most gripping images from the 1960s captures the slight figure of Dr. S. I. Hayakawa scrambling onto a sound truck parked in front of San Francisco State College amid campus unrest. Hayakawa had hoped to use this soapbox to address the assembled demonstrators, but instead he ended up ripping out speaker wires and halting an illegal campus demonstration--or denying first-amendment rights to the crowd, depending on your perspective. Indeed, Hayakawa's entire life defies simplistic labels, and his ability to be categorized largely depends on personal perspective. \u003cbr\u003eThis intimate and detailed biography draws on interviews with friends and family members, as well as Hayakawa's own papers and journals, to bring this controversial and fascinating figure to life. He was an enigma to colleagues as well as adversaries, a Republican senator who consistently bucked his party's ideals with his support of the women's movement, abortion rights, and even Ronald Reagan's search for a female running mate. The son of Japanese immigrants, born and raised in Canada before moving to the United States, Hayakawa emerges here as a complex and complicated figure. His blend of heritage, politics, artistic inclination, and intellectual achievement makes him quintessentially American. \u003cbr\u003eVisit the author's Web site for bibliographic notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald W. Haslam, Janice E. Haslam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.06w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803237643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerald W. Haslam is a professor emeritus of English at Sonoma State University and the author and editor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eWorkin' Man Blues: Country Music in Californi\u003c\/i\u003ea, the novel \u003ci\u003eStraight White Male\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthology \u003ci\u003eMany Californias: Literature from the Golden State\u003c\/i\u003e. Janice E. Haslam is the coauthor, with Gerald W. Haslam, of the fiction collection \u003ci\u003eManuel and the Madman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Instructor's Guide to\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMany Californias\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40138427039859,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_db3284ae-e660-4d24-bf0a-96a85c5b3520.jpg?v=1654349608","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/in-thought-and-action-the-enigmatic-life-of-s-i-hayakawa-9780803237643","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}