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“What Are Intellectuals Good For?”

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Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security. By DeschMichael C.. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019. 368p. $35.00 cloth.

The Ideas Industry: How Pessimists, Partisans, and Plutocrats are Transforming the Marketplace of Ideas. By DreznerDaniel W.. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019 (paperback edition). 360p. $19.95 paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2019

Daniel Bessner*
Affiliation:
University of Washingtondbessner@uw.edu

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