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 o
Whether intellectuals are counter-cultural escapists corrupting the young or secular prophets leading us to prosperity, they are a fixture of modern political l
This pocket-sized book brings together academic essays originally delivered at a Royal Irish Academy symposium held in 2008. This was the year the global financ
This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas and opinions regarding society while using literary strategies and
New essays by prestigious thinkers such as Edward Said, Bruce Robbins, Jacqueline Rose, and Stefan Collini on the public role of writers and intellectuals.