| Intellectuals in Politics: From the Dreyfus Affair to Salman Rushdie Contributor(s): Jennings, Jeremy (Editor), Kemp-Welch, Tony (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415149959 ISBN-13: 9780415149952 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: Frequently scorned and reviled, intellectuals have nevertheless played a vital part in shaping our century. They have done this by performing a variety of roles and responding to the diverse national contexts in which they have operated. "Intellectuals in" "Politics" assess the significance of intellectuals in shaping the political landscape. An introductory essay detailing the major issues confronting intellectuals is followed by four sections examining different aspects of the intellectual's role. The first section looks at philosophers and academics who have tried to define the role of the intellectual. The second includes essays on Israel, Algeria, Britain and Ireland and explores how the intellectual assumes the statues of conscience of a nation and the voice of the oppressed. The third section examines the interaction among intellectuals and Marxism especially in Eastern Europe. The final section assesses the place of the intellectuals and their quest for autonomy in American society. As the epilogue illustrates, the central question raised by this book is: "In whose name and with what authority does the intellectual speak." Contributors include: Steve Biel, George Cotkin, Davis Schalk |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 305.552 |
| LCCN: 96047160 |
| Lexile Measure: 1580 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.42" W x 9.18" (1.28 lbs) 308 pages |
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| Publisher Description: After an introduction to the major issues confronting intellectuals, this book explores the various aspects of the intellectual's role including: * philosophers and academics who have tried to define the function of the intellectual * how intellectuals have assumed the status of the conscience of the nation and the voice of the oppressed * the interaction of intellectuals with Marxism * the place of the intellectual in American society Covering regions as diverse as Israel, Algeria, Britain, Ireland, central Europe and America, this collection considers the question of whether the intellectual can still lay claim to the language of truth. In answering, this study tells us much about the modern world in which we live. Coverage includes the following thinkers: Gramsci, Weber, Yeats, Auden, Levy, Mailer, Walzer, Marx and many more. |
