Wars of Position: The Cultural Politics of Left and Right

by Timothy Brennan

Book Overview

Taking stock of contemporary social, cultural, and political currents, Timothy Brennan explores key turning points in the recent history of American intellectual life. He contends that a certain social-democratic vision of politics has been banished from public discussion, leading to an unlikely convergence of the political right and the academic left and a deadening of critical opposition. Brennan challenges the conventional view that affiliations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231137311
• ISBN13: 9780231137317
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher