Knowledge and Power
Changing Role of European Intellectuals
Published on 19. August 1996
Book
Hardback
186 pages
978-1-85972-266-4 (ISBN)
Description
The central theme of this book concerns the role that intellectuals have played in the significant political, cultural and social changes which have occurred in Europe in the second half of the 20th century. A primary focus is the contribution that intellectuals have made to developing democracy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 222 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85972-266-4 (9781859722664)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Between patronage and autonomy - the position of intellectuals in modern society; intellectuals, knowledge and democracy; the intellectual as a social engineer - Gunner Myrdal and the formation of the good society; the Taylorization of intellectual labour; Democrats against democracy - the charter movement in Hungary; Vaclav Havel - a case study of the intellectual as politician; art over politics - European intellectuals and the cultural cold war; intellectuals and the American security state.