The forum and the tower : how scholars and politicians have imagined the world, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt

The Resource The forum and the tower : how scholars and politicians have imagined the world, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt
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The forum and the tower : how scholars and politicians have imagined the world, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt
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how scholars and politicians have imagined the world, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt
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Mary Ann Glendon
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Language
eng
Summary
The relationship between politics and the academy has been fraught with tension and regret - and the occasional brilliant success - since Plato himself. This book examines thinkers who have collaborated with leaders, from ancient Syracuse to the modern White House, in a series of brisk portraits that explore the meeting of theory and reality
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Biography type
contains biographical information
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StDuBDS
Dewey number
320.9
Index
index present
LC call number
JA81
LC item number
.G56 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Target audience
specialized
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