Eva Etzioni-Halevy

The Knowledge Elite and the Failure of Prophecy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1985, The Knowledge Elite and the Failure of Prophecy presents a demystification of the role of the Knowledge Elite, or the role many intellectuals have purported to play in modern, Western, society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032857916
• ISBN-10: 1032857919
• Artikelnr.: 70527942

Autorenporträt

Eva Etzioni-Halevy is a Holocaust Survivor. She is Professor Emerita of Political Sociology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She has published many academic books and writes Biblical novels. Eva has previously taught at Tel Aviv University and Australian National University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Setting the Scene 1. The Intellectuals as Knowledge Elite 2. How
Intellectuals Make a Difference Part 2: The Argument 3. The Intellectuals
in Post-Industrial Society: an Alternative View 4. The Intellectuals in a
Groping Society Part 3.: Illustrations 5. The Poverty of the Economist 6.
The Scientist Giveth and the Scientist Taketh Away Conclusion