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Intellectuals and society / Thomas Sowell.

By: Publication details: New York : Basic Books, c2009.Description: ix, 398 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780465019489
  • 046501948X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM728 .S69 2009
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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.
Summary: 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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Book Book NMC Library Stacks HM728 .S69 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001145852

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

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.

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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