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|author=Edward W Said
|title=What in the World?
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|title=Representations of the Intellectual
|author=Edwin Jay Sparkes
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|rating=4.5
|rating=4
 
 
|genre=Politics and Society
 
|genre=Politics and Society
|summary= ''In our world of constant conflict, environmental destruction, cruelty, and misery for many, is a new direction needed more than ever?''
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|summary=Edward Said's ''Representations of the Intellectual'' is less a strict theory of what intellectuals are and more a passionate argument for what they should be. Said clearly rejects the comfortable image of the intellectual as a detached expert speaking only to other specialists. Instead, he insists on the intellectual as a public figure, often awkward, abrasive, and unpopular, who speaks truth to power even when it is inconvenient or risky.
 
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|isbn=Wendy_Cheyne
Most of us would answer this question with a resounding yes, right? But most of us would also have no idea where to start. We do live in a world where conflict rears its ugly head far too often and in which resources are allocated in unfair ways and in which the most critical resource of all, the environment, is still pillaged and degraded in ways that are reckless for everyone's future.
 
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|title=What in the World?
 
|author=Edwin Jay Sparkes
 
|reviewer=Jill Murphy
 
|genre=Politics and Society
 
|summary=A summary of what's wrong in the world and a manifesto to fix it. A thoughtful analysis of inequality from a progressive perspective and some bold policy prescriptions make Sparkes's book an interesting read, sure to provoke further thought and, hopefully, discussion, about a much-needed new direction.
 
|rating=4
 
|buy=Yes
 
|borrow=Yes
 
|pages=54
 
|publisher=Grosvenor House Publishing
 
|date=November 2024
 
|isbn=978-1836150442
 
|website=
 
|cover=B0DP83BCDV
 
|aznuk=B0DP83BCDV
 
|aznus=B0DP83BCDV
 
 
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Review of

Representations of the Intellectual by Edward W Said

4.5star.jpg Politics and Society

Edward Said's Representations of the Intellectual is less a strict theory of what intellectuals are and more a passionate argument for what they should be. Said clearly rejects the comfortable image of the intellectual as a detached expert speaking only to other specialists. Instead, he insists on the intellectual as a public figure, often awkward, abrasive, and unpopular, who speaks truth to power even when it is inconvenient or risky. Full Review