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100	1		_aWalzer, Michael.
245	1	4	_aCompany of critics : _bsocial criticism and political commitment in the twentieth century / _cMichael Walzer.
246	3	0	_aSocial criticism and political commitment in the twentieth century
260			_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _cc2002.
300			_axxii, 260 p. ; _c21 cm.; Pbk.
500			_aUSD18$
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-253) and index.
505			_a 1. Introduction: The Practice of Social Criticism -- 2. Julien Benda and Intellectual Treason -- 3. The War and Randolph Bourne -- 4. Martin Buber's Search for Zion -- 5. Antonio Gramsci's Commitment -- 6. Ignazio Silone: "The Natural" -- 7. George Orwell's England -- 8. Albert Camus's Algerian War -- 9. Simone de Beauvoir and the Assimilated Woman -- 10. Herbert Marcuse's America -- 11. The Lonely Politics of Michel Foucault -- 12. Breyten Breytenbach: The Critic in Exile -- 13. Conclusion: Criticism Today.
520			_aThe Company of Critics provides a fascinating survey of the terrain of social criticism in the last century. Organizing the book as a series of eleven intellectual biographies, Michael Walzer tells not just the dramatic story of the cultural and political radical but also the more personal story of the meaning of criticism to the critic. By looking at the life and work of Julien Benda, Randolph Bourne, Martin Buber, Antonio Gramsci, Ignazio Silone, George Orwell, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, and Breyten Breytenbach, Walzer explains the role of the public intellectual in the context of what he identifies as "the triumphs and catastrophes of our time: the two world wars, the struggles of the working class, national liberation, feminism, totalitarian politics."The new edition, featuring a new preface, contains Walzer's thoughts on his own role as a public intellectual and, most important, the challenges that lie ahead for the engaged social critic. With its unique emphasis on life as a proving ground for thought, The Company of Critics is a necessary addition to the literature of social and political engagement both within and outside of the academy.
650		0	_aCriticism _xSocial aspects _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aCriticism _xPolitical aspects _xHistory _y20th century.
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