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The Poverty of Ideas: South African Democracy and the Retreat of the Intellectuals
William (Ed) Gumede
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paperback. In a country where it has been suggested that the distinction requirements at schools be moved down from 80% to 70%, it is of grave importance that we evaluate the role of knowledge and what significance we attach to it. Editor(s): Dikeni, Leslie; Gumede, William Mervin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
Exploring the changing role of the South African intellectual, these essays define the role and responsibility of critical thinkers in a new democracy. Contrasting the courage of the outspoken dissenter during the apartheid era with today's disengaged observers, the contributors discuss the retreat of the intellectual from the public sphere and the impact this has had on the consolidation of democracy in postapartheid South Africa.
Exploring the changing role of the South African intellectual, these essays define the role and responsibility of critical thinkers in a new democracy. Contrasting the courage of the outspoken dissenter during the apartheid era with today's disengaged observers, the contributors discuss the retreat of the intellectual from the public sphere and the impact this has had on the consolidation of democracy in postapartheid South Africa.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jacana Media South Africa
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781770097759
SKU
V9781770097759
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About William (Ed) Gumede
William M. Gumede is Senior Associate and Programme Director, Africa Asia Centre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; and Honorary Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He was Deputy Editor of the Sowetan, South Africa's largest national daily newspaper. He is author of the bestselling book Thabo Mbeki and ... Read more
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