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How to Be a Superpower: The Public Intellectual Debate on the Global Role of the United States after September 11
Tobias Endler
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Paperback. The Public Intellectual Debate on the Global Role of the United States After September 11. 280 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPH; JPS. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 18. Weight: 438.
How to Be a Superpower focuses on the role and self-perception of public intellectuals in 21st-century America. Drawing on a series of interviews conducted with the most prominent ‘professional thinkers’ in the field of foreign policy since 9/11, from Noam Chomsky via Francis Fukuyama to Michael Walzer. With his fascinating interviews, Tobias Endler illustrates how intellectuals inspire, influence, and participate in the nation’s current public discourse and opinion-shaping process. This unique and insightful book explores the role and self-perception of 21st-century American intellectuals. Challenging the idea that intellectuals are becoming increasingly irrelevant, this book argues that they have managed ... Read more
How to Be a Superpower focuses on the role and self-perception of public intellectuals in 21st-century America. Drawing on a series of interviews conducted with the most prominent ‘professional thinkers’ in the field of foreign policy since 9/11, from Noam Chomsky via Francis Fukuyama to Michael Walzer. With his fascinating interviews, Tobias Endler illustrates how intellectuals inspire, influence, and participate in the nation’s current public discourse and opinion-shaping process. This unique and insightful book explores the role and self-perception of 21st-century American intellectuals. Challenging the idea that intellectuals are becoming increasingly irrelevant, this book argues that they have managed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Barbara Budrich Publishers
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
Leverkusen, Germany
ISBN
9783847400356
SKU
V9783847400356
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99-13
About Tobias Endler
Dr. Tobias Endler is a Research Associate and Ph.D. & Research Coordinator at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Germany.
Reviews for How to Be a Superpower: The Public Intellectual Debate on the Global Role of the United States after September 11
Die Analyse des Autors ist eindringlich, quellennah, aber gleichzeitig ungemein dicht, so daß sich eine knappe Inhaltsangabe verbietet. Das Historisch-Politische Buch 4/2015 Endler beobachtet nicht nur die gegenwärtige öffentliche Debatte in den USA, sondern führte auch Interviews mit bedeutenden US?amerikanischen Intellektuellen. Auf diese Weise gelingt es ihm, die repräsentative Haltung der verschiedenen ideologischen Richtungen herauszuarbeiten ebenso wie innere Widersprüche aufzudecken. ... Read more