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Furedi Frank <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Where have all the intellectuals gone? : including 'a reply to my critics' / / Frank Furedi |
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London, [England] : , : Continuum, , 2006 |
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©2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-12311-8 |
9786613123114 |
1-4411-9118-6 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Intellectuals |
Learning and scholarship - Great Britain |
Popular culture - Great Britain |
Great Britain Intellectual life Evaluation |
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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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: A Personal Journey Through the Land of the Philistines; 1 Devaluing the Intellect; 2 Trivial Pursuits; 3 Dumbing Down; 4 Social Engineering; 5 The Culture of Flattery; 6 Treating People as Children; Afterword: A Reply to My Critics; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this urgent and passionate book, Frank Furedi explains the essential contribution of intellectuals both to culture and to democracy - and why we need to recreate a public sphere in which intellectuals and the general public can talk to each other again. |
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