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Civility and Subversion : The Intellectual in Democratic Society by Jeffrey C. Goldfarb (1998, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521622204

ISBN-139780521622202

eBay Product ID (ePID)581972

Product Key Features

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCivility and Subversion : the Intellectual in Democratic Society

Publication Year1998

SubjectPolitical Process / General, Sociology / General, General, Political Ideologies / Democracy

TypeTextbook

AuthorJeffrey C. Goldfarb

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight19.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN98-020167

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"This is a serious book by an exceptionally thoughtful, learned scholar."Canadian Journal of Sociology Online, "This is a serious book by an exceptionally thoughtful, learned scholar." Canadian Journal of Sociology Online, "This is a fine book. It is also an honest book. It avoids easy rhetoric and facile posturing. It will, no doubt, annoy some of its readers. It contributes to an important debate, the significance of which extendds beyond the confines of the American academy." Jeremy Jennings, Social Forces

Dewey Decimal305.552

Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. Who are the intellectuals?; 3. The civil intellectual and the public; 4. The subversive intellectual and the public; 5. The civil society ideal; 6. The intellectuals and the politics of culture after Communism; 7. The university; 8. Race and discursive disruption; 9. Race and sustained deliberation; 10. Why is there no feminism after Communism?; 11. Civility and subversion in cynical times.

SynopsisThis 1998 book provides a sophisticated alternative account of the role of the intellectual in democracy, both in civilising political contestation and subverting complacent consensus. A diverse set of intellectuals in action is analysed, from Socrates in Athens to Central European political dissidents, from Malcolm X to Toni Morrison in America., This book provides a new account of the role of the intellectual in democracy. Arguing that society suffers from a systemic deliberation deficit, Jeffrey Goldfarb explores the potential of the intellectual as democratic agent, civilizing political contestation and subverting complacent consensus. Intellectuals are special kinds of "strangers" who pay careful attention to their critical faculties and are uniquely equipped to address the most pressing issues of today. A diverse set of intellectuals in action are analyzed, from Socrates to Central European political dissidents, from Malcolm X to Toni Morrison., This 1998 book provides a sophisticated alternative to existing accounts of the role of the intellectual in modern democracy. Arguing that society suffers from a systemic deliberation deficit, Jeffrey Goldfarb explores the potential of the intellectual as democratic agent, at once civilizing political contestation and subverting complacent consensus. The sentimental Leftist view of the intellectual as guardian of democracy and the demonising Rightist view of the intellectual as obstructor of progress, are both shown to be flawed. Instead, intellectuals are portrayed as special kinds of 'strangers' who pay careful attention to their critical faculties, equipping them uniquely to address the most pressing issues of today. Professor Goldfarb deploys classical and contemporary social theory to analyse a diverse set of intellectuals in action, from Socrates in fifth-century Athens to Malcolm X and Toni Morrison in twentieth-century America, and, drawing on personal acquaintance, the political dissidents in Communist and post-Communist Central Europe.

LC Classification NumberHM213 .G65 1998