Intellectuals, Culture and Public Policy in France: Approaches from the Left

by Jeremy Ahearne

French intellectuals have always defined themselves in political terms. They figure in common representation as oppositional figures set against State and government. But speaking truth to power is not the only way that intellectuals in France have brought their influence to bear upon political fields. Ahearne's book explores a neglected dimension of French intellectuals' practice. What happens when, instead of denouncing from without the worlds of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846312450
• ISBN13: 9781846312458
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"