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The forum and the tower [electronic resource] : how scholars and politicians have imagined the world, from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt / Mary Ann Glendon.
By: Glendon, Mary Ann
.Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 261 p.).ISBN: 9780190252533 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Political science -- History | Scholars -- Political activity -- History | Learning and scholarship -- Political aspects -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199782451DDC classification: 320.9 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Description based on print version record.