LEADER 03947nam 2200745 450 001 9910824853903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-12493-7 010 $a0-231-51035-7 024 7 $a10.7312/gitl12492 035 $a(CKB)1000000000460202 035 $a(MH)009851019-3 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000180545 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12011985 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000180545 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10148757 035 $a(PQKB)11734985 035 $a(DE-B1597)458889 035 $a(OCoLC)1013945800 035 $a(OCoLC)979720302 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231510356 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908489 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11086539 035 $a(OCoLC)64274703 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908489 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000460202 100 $a20150822h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe intellectuals and the flag /$fTodd Gitlin 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2006. 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (167 p. ) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-231-12492-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction: from Great Refusal to Political Retreat -- $tI. Three Exemplary Intellectuals -- $tII. Two Traps and Three Values -- $tIII. The Intellectuals and the flag -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $a"The tragedy of the left is that, having achieved an unprecedented victory in helping stop an appalling war, it then proceeded to commit suicide." So writes Todd Gitlin about the aftermath of the Vietnam War in this collection of writings that calls upon intellectuals on the left to once again engage American public life and resist the trappings of knee-jerk negativism, intellectual fads, and political orthodoxy. Gitlin argues for a renewed sense of patriotism based on the ideals of sacrifice, tough-minded criticism, and a willingness to look anew at the global role of the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. Merely criticizing and resisting the Bush administration will not do-the left must also imagine and propose an America reformed.Where then can the left turn? Gitlin celebrates the work of three prominent postwar intellectuals: David Riesman, C. Wright Mills, and Irving Howe. Their ambitious, assertive, and clearly written works serve as models for an intellectual engagement that forcefully addresses social issues and remains affirmative and comprehensive. Sharing many of the qualities of these thinkers' works, Todd Gitlin's blunt, frank analysis of the current state of the left and his willingness to challenge orthodoxies pave the way for a revival in leftist thought and a new liberal patriotism. 606 $aIntellectuals$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aCivics 606 $aNationalism$zUnited States 606 $aLiberalism$zUnited States 606 $aRadicalism$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xIntellectual life$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xIntellectual life$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989- 615 0$aIntellectuals 615 0$aCivics. 615 0$aNationalism 615 0$aLiberalism 615 0$aRadicalism 676 $a973.92/086/31 700 $aGitlin$b Todd$0142462 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824853903321 996 $aThe intellectuals and the flag$94020688 997 $aUNINA 999 $aThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress