Intellectuals in Great Britain

Preface Introduction The Role of Intellectuals in Liberal Democracies: Political Influence and Social Involvement by Alain G. Gagnon Case Studies Social Scientists and Politics in Canada by Stephen Brooks and Alain G. Gagnon The Decline of the Left Intellectual in Modern France by George Ross Intellectuals: Producers and consumers of Social Criticism by Paul Hollander Intellectuals and the Construction of Consensus in Post-War England by Alan Swingewood Intellectuals and the Transformation of Political Culture in Post-War Italy by Carl Boggs The Intellectual in Mandarin Country: The West German Case by Hauke Brunkhorst Intellectuals and the Open Society in Israel by Michael Keren Perspectives for Comparative Analysis Intellectuals and Political Elites by S.N. Eisenstadt The Influence of Intellectuals on the Production of culture in France and the United States since World War II by Michele Lamont Jewish Intellectuals in Liberal Democracies by William D. Rubinstein The Political Sociology of Intellectuals: A Critique and a Proposal by Robert J. Brym Bibliography Index About the Contributors

In this intriguing study, the dean of educational sociologists traces the evolution of the present crisis in British higher education.