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Intellectuals, Culture and Public Policy in France - Approaches from the Left (Hardcover)
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Intellectuals, Culture and Public Policy in France - Approaches from the Left (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Social and Political Thought, 19
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French intellectuals have always defined themselves in political
terms. They figure in common representation as oppositional figures
set against State and government. But speaking truth to power is
not the only way that intellectuals in France have brought their
influence to bear upon political fields. Ahearne’s book explores
a neglected dimension of French intellectuals’ practice. What
happens when, instead of denouncing from without the worlds of
government and public policy, French intellectuals become
voluntarily, at least for a while, entangled within those worlds?
After a historical and theoretical overview, the heart of the book
is constituted by a series of case studies exploring policy domains
in which strategies for shaping the broad ‘culture’ of France
have been debated and developed. These comprise issues of laicity
and secularization, reform of the educational curriculum,
programmes of cultural ‘democratization’ and ‘democracy’,
and public television programming. It explores the policy
engagement of intellectuals such as Pierre Bourdieu, Michel de
Certeau, André Malraux, Cathérine Clément, Régis Debray,
Francis Jeanson, Henri Wallon, Blandine Kriegel, and Edgar Morin.
‘An interesting and stimulating read … I shall be recommending
elements of this book as higher-level reading for students taking
undergraduate modules on 'Republican values' and the French
education system and 'French Popular culture'. I am sure that many
other colleagues elsewhere in British and US universities will want
to do likewise.’ Hugh Dauncey, Newcastle University.
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Imprint: |
Liverpool University Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Studies in Social and Political Thought, 19 |
Release date: |
June 2010 |
First published: |
2010 |
Authors: |
Jeremy Ahearne
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Dimensions: |
239 x 163 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
244 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84631-245-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-84631-245-0 |
Barcode: |
9781846312458 |
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