Intellectuals in Politics - Paperback / softback

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 intellectua* how intellectuals have assumed the status of the conscience of the nation and the voice of the oppresse* the interaction of intellectuals with Marxis* the place of the intellectual in American societCovering 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 liveCoverage includes the following thinkers: Gramsci, Weber, Yeats, Auden, Levy, Mailer, Walzer, Marx and many more.