Democracy's Children : Intellectuals and the Rise of Cultural Politics /

How do American intellectuals try to achieve their political and social goals? By what means do they articulate their hopes for change? John McGowan seeks to identify the goals and strategies of contemporary humanistic intellectuals who strive to shape the politics and culture of their time. In a li...

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Autor principal: McGowan, John, 1953- (Autor)
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2002.
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