Intellectuals and the Flag

Name: Intellectuals and the Flag
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ISBN: 9780231124935

ISBN-10: 0231124937

ISBN-13: 9780231124935

Edition: 2007

Authors: Todd Gitlin

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"The tragedy of the left is that, having achieved an unprecedented victory in helping stop an appalling war, it then proceeded to commit suicide." So writes Todd Gitlin about the aftermath of the Vietnam War in this collection of writings that calls upon intellectuals on the left to once again engage American public life and resist the trappings of knee-jerk negativism, intellectual fads, and political orthodoxy. Gitlin argues for a renewed sense of patriotism based on the ideals of sacrifice, tough-minded criticism, and a willingness to look anew at the global role of the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. Merely criticizing and resisting the Bush administration will not do -- the…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 0.55" wide x 0.83" long x 0.04" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Todd Gitlin is a professor of culture, journalism, and sociology at New York University. He lives in New York City.



The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries From Orlando Furioso (1532), by Ludovico Ariosto (1474--1533) ""Elegy for a Lady Fallen for Another Lady'' (1573), by Pontus de Tyard (1521--1605) From The Journal of Montaigne's Travels in Italy by Way of Switzerland and Germany (1581), by Michel de Montaigne (1533--1592) ""Memorable Stories about Women Who Have Degenerated into Men'' (1573), by Ambroise Parï¿½ (1510?--1590) ""Poem XLIX'' from The Maitland Quarto Manuscript (1586), by Anonymous From The Countess of Pembr