About this title: Celebrated humanist, teacher, and scholar, Edward W. Said here examines the ever-changing role of the intellectual today. In these six stunning essays - delivered on the BBC as the prestigious Reith Lectures - Said addresses the ways in which the intellectual can best serve society in the light of a heavily compromised media and of special interest groups who are protected at the cost of larger community concerns. Said suggests a recasting of the intellectual's vision to resist the lures of power, money, and specialization. in these powerful pieces, Said eloquently illustrates his arguments ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679761273ISBN:0679761276
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679761273ISBN:0679761276
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1996-04-01
ISBN-13:9780679761273ISBN:0679761276
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Edition: Stated First American Edition, First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780679435860ISBN:0679435867
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"A very solid read. Said develops a theory of the public intellectual that is well worth heeding, but one, sadly, that hasn't really been heeded by an academe filled with humanists interested in appeasing and preserving power."
"Given the (perceived) shift from Bush-era politics to the more intellectual politics of Obama, this book is still very relevant today, and should be read by any intellectuals, or even people who wonder if they can be called intellectuals."
"This is a heady book in more ways than one - and considering its Said, he doesn't beat around the bush in terms of what argument, in this case which type of "intellecualism" he is going to advocate for. I highly recommend for those that need a reminder and justification that the intellectual spirit is still alive and thriving in today's society."
"Inspirasi tak habis-habis buat saya... Buku ini berasal dari Reith Lectures di BBC (gila ya, ada acara radio sekelas ini, jadi inget dulu Chairil Anwar juga ngasih pelajaran puisi di RRI), edisi Indonesianya terbit menjelang 1998, sebuah gugatan telak atas sikap intelektual yang banyak bungkamnya waktu itu, atau intelektual2 kampus yang sangat terkotak2 dalam bidang keilmuannya sendiri2 tanpa kaitan langsung dg masyarakat. Bagi Said, dosa terbesar intelektual adalah bila ia tahu apa yang harus dikatakannya, tapi menghindari mengatakannya. Buku ini diterjemahkan dengan baik sekali, dan nantinya saya tahu pasangan penerjemah ini telah menghadirkan terjemahan bermutu atas beberapa buku filsafat lainnya ke bahasa Indonesia, antara lain buku tentang hubungan asmara Heidegger dg Hannah Arendt (nanti saya resensi kalo sempet)."
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