Archons and Acolytes: The New Power Elite

by Clarence C. Walton

In this provocative book, distinguished scholar Clarence C. Walton decries the influence of three major strains in American intellectual thought--literary deconstructionism, postmodernism, and feminism--on the academic world in particular, and on American public policy in general. Walton points to dissent in churches, divorce, distrust of government, and discord on campus as evidence of the impact of this academic power elite. He provides an overview...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847689972
• ISBN13: 9780847689972
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.2"