Summary
This title offers a withering and clear-eyed critique about–but not for–intellectuals that explores their impact on public opinion, policy, and society at large.
The thesis ofIntellectuals and Societystates that the influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and others who have wanted to directly influence rulers.It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781441715661 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1441715665 |
| Author: | Thomas Sowell, Tom Weiner |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Publishing |
| Imprint: | Blackstone Publishing |
| Format: | MP3 CD |
| Number of Pages: | 1 |
| Release Date: | 4 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 91g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 132mm x 188mm |
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Critics Review
“Mr. Sowell builds a devastating case against the leftist antiwar political and intellectual establishment.”
– “Washington Times”“Narrator Tom Weiner paces the somewhat dense material well and handles the author’s often-inflated vocabulary with ease. Thus, Weiner is able to enhance the material in a way that might trip up lesser readers. While conservatives will likely embrace Sowell’s theories, even those who disagree should appreciate the well-written points and be left with much to ponder.”
– “AudioFile”“Sowell takes aim at the class of people who influence our public debate, institutions, and policy. Few of Sowell’s targets are left standing at the end, and those who are stagger back to their corner, bloody and bruised.”
– “National Review Online”Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. For more than half a century, his writings have appeared in both popular and scholarly publications, on both sides of the Atlantic, and his books have been translated into a dozen foreign languages. After a career as an economist in the government, academia, and the corporate world, he has since 1980 been a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution. His website is Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and is an Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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