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Secular Vocations

Intellectuals, Professionalism, Culture

Secular Vocations( )
Author: Robbins, Bruce
Series title:Haymarket Ser.
ISBN:978-0-86091-630-7
Publication Date:Jul 1993
Publisher:Verso Books
Imprint:Verso
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.00
Book Description:

During the 1980s, university-based intellectuals came under heavy fire from both radicals and conservatives. They were accused by the former of betraying their public duty as general critics of society, and by the latter of promulgating radical ideologies and corrupting the young. In this work, the author counters both left and right, arguing that the professionalization of literary study was inevitable and fortuitous. Robbins undertakes close studies of such figures as Edward Said,...
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Book Details
Pages:276
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.343 x 8.424 x 0.339 Inches
Book Weight:0.814 Pounds



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