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An edition of Intellectuals and Society (2009)

Intellectuals and society

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Sowell unravels the world of intellectuals in order to illustrate an important social phenomenon: how the thinkers of a society mold that society, leaving an impact on people in every walk of life, even if these thinkers are basically unknown to the world at large.

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Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
398

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Nonfiction, Sociology, Intellectuals, Public opinion, Influence (Psychology), Middle Ages, History, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2010-02-07, New York Times bestseller, Hm728 .s69 2009, 305.552 sowell
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Intellectuals and society
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Table of Contents

Intellect and intellectuals
Knowledge and notions
Intellectuals and economics
Intellectuals and social visions
Optional reality in the media and academia
Intellectuals and the law
Intellectuals and war
Intellectuals and war: repeating history
Intellectuals and society.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-376) and index.

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Library of Congress
HM728 .S69 2009

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Pagination
ix, 398 p. ;
Number of pages
398

Edition Identifiers

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OL24421990M
ISBN 10
046501948X
ISBN 13
9780465019489
LCCN
2009937004
OCLC/WorldCat
422757622

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OL15186104W

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This is a book about intellectuals written for the lay person. Its purpose is to unravel the world of intellectuals in order to understand an important social phenomenon how the thinkers of our society mold that society, leaving an impact on people in every walk of life, even if they are basically unknown to the world at large. It is a portion of the population whose activities can have, and have had, momentous implications for nations and civilizations.

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