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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2009
      September 2007
      ISBN:
      9780511488825
      9780521847186
      9781107404915
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511488825
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.59kg, 290 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.39kg, 290 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Social Theory, Political Theory, Politics and International Relations, Sociology
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    Creativity and civil courage are major dimensions of an intellectual's authority and contribute towards the enrichment of democracy. This book develops a sociological account of civil courage and creative behaviour in order to enhance our understanding of the nature of intellectuals' involvement in society. Barbara A. Misztal employs both theoretical-analytic and empirical components to develop a typology of intellectuals who have shown civil courage and examines the biographies of twelve Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Elie Wiesel, Andrei Sakharov and Linus C. Pauling, to illustrate acts of courage which have embodied the values of civil society. She advances our understanding of the nature of intellectuals' public involvement and their contribution to social well-being. In the current climate of fear and insecurity, as governments are forced to deal with issues of increasing complexity, this is a pioneering sociological book with a highly original approach.

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