Intellectuals in Politics: From the Dreyfus Affair to Salman Rushdie
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- Synopsis
- 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 societyCovering 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.
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 312 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781134749591
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780415149952, 9780415149969, 9780203441626
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 08/11/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Jeremy Jennings and Anthony Kemp-Welch
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Tony Kemp-Welch
- Edited by:
- Jeremy Jennings