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In this timely book, the first comprehensive study of the modern American public intellectual--that individual who speaks to the public on issues of political o

Whether intellectuals are counter-cultural escapists corrupting the young or secular prophets leading us to prosperity, they are a fixture of modern political l

New essays by prestigious thinkers such as Edward Said, Bruce Robbins, Jacqueline Rose, and Stefan Collini on the public role of writers and intellectuals.

This pocket-sized book brings together academic essays originally delivered at a Royal Irish Academy symposium held in 2008. This was the year the global financ

This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas and opinions regarding society while using literary strategies and