Representations of the Intellectual - Brossura

Said, Edward W.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1804272248 ISBN 13: 9781804272244

Casa editrice: Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2026

Riassunto

Are intellectuals merely the servants of special interests 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 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 of money, power, or specialization.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Fitzcarraldo Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1804272248
• ISBN 13: 9781804272244
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 120
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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