Representations of the Intellectual: The 1993 Reith Lectures

Representations of the Intellectual: The 1993 Reith Lectures
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In these impassioned and inspiring essays, based on his 1993 Reith Lectures, Edward Said explores what it means to be an intellectual today.Â

Are intellectuals merely theÂ servants of special interestsÂ or do they have a larger responsibility? In these wide-ranging essays, one of our most brilliant and fiercely independent public thinkers addresses this question with extraordinary eloquence. Said sees the the intellectual as an exile and amateur whose role it is "to speak the truth to power" even at the risk of ostracism or imprisonment. Drawing on the examples of Jonathan Swift and Theodor Adorno, Robert Oppenheimer and Henry Kissinger, Vietnam and the Gulf War, Said explores the implications of this idea and shows what happens when intellectuals succumb to the lures ofÂ money, power, or specialization.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780679761273
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1996-04-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679761273

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