Intellectuals and society / Thomas Sowell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sowell, Thomas, 1930-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectuals.

Public opinion.

Influence (Psychology).

Physical Description:

ix, 398 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, [2009]

Summary:

Sowell unravels the world of intellectuals in order to illustrate an important social phenomenon: how the thinkers of a society mold that society, leaving an impact on people in every walk of life, even if these thinkers are basically unknown to the world at large.

Contents:

Intellect and intellectuals

Knowledge and notions

Intellectuals and economics

Intellectuals and social visions

Optional reality in the media and academia

Intellectuals and the law

Intellectuals and war

Intellectuals and war: repeating history

Intellectuals and society.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-376) and index.

ISBN:

9780465019489

046501948X

OCLC:

422757622