The Truth of Power

Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House

Benjamin R. Barber (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2001
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-02014-4 (ISBN)

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Drawing on his six years of experience as an informal adviser to President Clinton, Benjamin R. Barber reflects on the relationship between power and ideals, visionary leadership and pragmatic politics.

President Clinton had a romance with big ideas. He cultivated intellectuals intently, seducing them with his characteristic charm and the promise of real influence on the political stage. "The Truth of Power" captures how Clinton's seductive charisma and the high hopes of the '60s generation came together in an exhilarating and disappointing "affair". Drawing on his six years of experience as an informal adviser to the president, Benjamin R. Barber reflects on the relationship between power and ideals, visionary leadership and pragmatic politics. Should ideas have a claim on presidential power, or is leadership by polling actually more in tune with the demands of democracy? What happens to intellectuals seduced by presidential attention? And will the future grant Clinton a substantial legacy?

Benjamin R. Barber (1939--2017) was an American political theorist and author, perhaps best known for his 1995 bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.11.2001
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	581 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-393-02014-2 / 0393020142
ISBN-13	978-0-393-02014-4 / 9780393020144
Zustand	Neuware