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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Gottfried, Paul (1941-....)
Titre(s) : Revisions and dissents [Texte imprimé] : essays / Paul E. Gottfried
Publication : DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XV-174 p.) ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Paul Gottfried's critical engagement with political correctness is well known. The
essays in Revisions and Dissents focus on a range of topics in European intellectual
and political history, social theory, and the history of modern political movements.
With subjects as varied as Robert Nisbet, Whig history, the European Union election
of 2014, and Donald Trump, the essays are tied together by their strenuous confrontation
with historians and journalists whose claims about the past no longer receive critical
scrutiny. According to Gottfried, successful writers on historical topics take advantage
of political orthodoxy and/or widespread ignorance to present questionable platitudes
as self-evident historical judgments. New research ceases to be of importance in determining
accepted interpretations. What remains decisive, Gottfried maintains, is whether the
favored view fits the political and emotional needs of what he calls "verbalizing
elites." In this highly politicized age, Gottfried argues, it is necessary to re-examine
these prevalent interpretations of the past. He does so in this engaging volume, which
will appeal to general readers interested in political and intellectual history.
Sujet(s) : Partis de droite
Partis de gauche
Philosophie politique
Indice(s) Dewey :
320.509 (23e éd.) = Idéologies politiques - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780875807621. - ISBN 0875807623. - ISBN 9781609092177 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb454721393
Notice n° :
FRBNF45472139
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
