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Autore |
Posner Richard A |
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Public intellectuals [[electronic resource] ] : a study of decline : with a new preface and epilogue / / Richard A. Posner |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2003, c2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political planning - United States |
Intellectuals - United States |
Specialists - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. General theoretical and emperical analysis -- pt. 2. Genre studies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 or ideological moment--Richard Posner charts the decline of a venerable institution that included worthies from Socrates to John Dewey. Leveling a balanced attack on liberal and conservative pundits alike, he describes the styles and genres, constraints and incentives, of the activity of public intellectuals and offers modest proposals for improving the quality of public discussion in America today. This paperback edition contains a new preface and and a new epilogue. |
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