Between Culture and Politics: Intellectuals in Modern Society - Couverture rigide

Eyerman, Ron

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 074560904X ISBN 13 : 9780745609041

Editeur : Polity Press, 1994

Synopsis

Between Culture and Politics aeo This is the first new interpretation to be made of the role of the intellectual for many years. aeo It has a strongly comparative approach. aeo The author is well known for his work on social movements. aeo This is the first new interpretation to be made of the role of the intellectual for many years. Full description

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

This book offers a new perception on the role of intellectuals in the modern social order. The author considers the meaning of the notion ′intellectual′ today and the impact that recent social changes have had upon the nature of contemporary intellectual culture. The intellectual, Eyerman agrees, does not belong to a fixed social stratum and is to be understood in terms of his or her social positioning, rather than in relation to any personal qualities or capabilities. To be an intellectual is to take on and reinvent a role from within the multiple possibilities of tradition and context. Discussing the ′stratification′ of intellectual life, this book includes a central contribution to social theory in general as well as to the understanding of modern intellectual culture.

The work will be of interest to students and professionals in the areas of sociology, philosophy and cultural studies.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this book Ron Eyerman examines the role of intellectuals in the new modern order, considering the impact of recent social changes on the nature of contemporary intellectual culture.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 074560904X
• ISBN 13: 9780745609041
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 220