Description: Further DetailsTitle: Political PilgrimsCondition: NewSubtitle: Western Intellectuals in Search of the Good SocietyISBN-10: 1560009543EAN: 9781560009542ISBN: 9781560009542Publisher: RoutledgeFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/30/1997Description: Why did so many distinguished Western Intellectuals—from G.B. Shaw to J.P. Sartre, and. closer to home, from Edmund Wilson to Susan Sontag— admire various communist systems, often in their most repressive historical phases? How could Stalin's Soviet Union, Mao's China, or Castro's Cuba appear at one time as both successful modernizing societies and the fulfillments of the boldest dreams of social justice? Why, at the same time, had these intellectuals so mercilessly judged and rejected their own Western, liberal cultures? What Impulses and beliefs prompted them to seek the realization of their ideals in distant, poorly known lands? How do their journeys fit into long-standing Western traditions of looking for new meaning In the non-Western world? These are some of the questions Paul Hollander sought to answer In his massive study that covers much of our century. His success is attested by the fact that the phrase "political pilgrim" has become a part of intellectual discourse. Even in the post-communist era the questions raised by this book remain relevant as many Western, and especially American intellectuals seek to come to terms with a world which offers few models of secular fulfillment and has tarnished the reputation of political Utopias. His new and lengthy introduction updates the pilgrimages and examines current attempts to find substitutes for the emotional and political energy that used to be invested in them.Language: EnglishItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 1160gGenre: Society & CultureCountry/Region of Manufacture: USTopic: Law & PoliticsAuthor: Paul HollanderRelease Year: 1997 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Political Pilgrims
Title: Political Pilgrims
Subtitle: Western Intellectuals in Search of the Good Society
ISBN-10: 1560009543
EAN: 9781560009542
ISBN: 9781560009542
Release Date: 01/30/1997
Release Year: 1997
Genre: Society & Culture
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Topic: Law & Politics
Number of Pages: 626 Pages
Publication Name: Political Pilgrims : Western Intellectuals in Search of the Good Society
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Item Height: 1.5 in
Publication Year: 1997
Subject: Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Sociology / General, General
Features: New Edition
Item Weight: 33.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Edward Banfield
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
