The forum and the tower : how scholars and politicians have imagined the world, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt /

The Forum and the Tower tackles a fascinating and perennial topic: the relationship between the academy and the world of politics. For all the talk about the remoteness of ivory tower ideas from 'the real world,' it is the case that ideas do in fact have consequences. In recent US history,...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Glendon, Mary Ann
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Zusammenfassung:
The Forum and the Tower tackles a fascinating and perennial topic: the relationship between the academy and the world of politics. For all the talk about the remoteness of ivory tower ideas from 'the real world,' it is the case that ideas do in fact have consequences. In recent US history, the careers of Henry Kissinger and Daniel Patrick Moynihan illustrate how ideas drive politics. Oftentimes the translations of ideas into action results in severe distortions of their original meaning, but the relationship between ideas and revolutionary political and social change is a constant. The accompl
Umfang:
1 online resource (276 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-984373-2
0-19-025253-7
1-283-16030-7
9786613160300
0-19-984377-5
Schlagworte:
Political science > History.
Scholars > Political activity > History.
Learning and scholarship > Political aspects > History.
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