Intellectuals and politics / Robert J. Brym.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brym, Robert J., 1951-

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Controversies in sociology ; 9.

Routledge revivals

Controversies in sociology ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectuals.

Political sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (73 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This essay, first published in 1980, analyses the relationship between intellectuals' social locations and their political orientations. Dr Brym provides a critical discussion of the various sociological views of intellectuals and specifies some of the social conditions which encourage intellectuals to follow various directions on the political compass. He also demonstrates that intellectuals are neither socially rootless nor tied to one particular class or group within society, concluding that it is only by an analysis of intellectuals' mobility patterns that we can hope to arrive at an ad

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Radicals and Moderates; 3 Oligarchs and Democrats; 4 Leftists and Rightists; 5 Conclusions; References; Index

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin, 1980.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-92141-9

1-282-89859-0

9786612898594

0-203-84462-9

9780203844625

OCLC:

681484130