Representations of the Intellectual

Representations of the Intellectual Are intellectuals merely the servants of special interests or do they have a larger responsibility? Said sees the the intellectual as an exile and amateur whose role it is “to speak the truth to power” even at the risk of ostracism or imprisonment. Drawing on the examples of Jonathan Swift and Theodor Adorno, Robert Oppenheimer and Henry Kissinger, Vietnam and the Gulf War, Said explores the implications of this idea and shows what happens when intellectuals succumb to the lures of money, power, or specialisation. Product Details Paperback ISBN: 9781804272244 Pages: 120