Intellectuals in politics : from the Dreyfus affair to Salman Rushdie / edited by Jeremy Jennings and Anthony Kemp-Welch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jennings, Jeremy, 1952-

Kemp-Welch, A., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectuals--Political activity--History--20th century.

Intellectuals.

Intellectuals--Political activity.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 304 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Summary:

Intellectuals in Politics assesses 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 status of the 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.-- Questions in whose name and with what authority the intellectually speaks-- Considers the place of the intellectual in US society

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415149959

0415149967

OCLC:

37268667