The Intellectuals and the Flag
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Gitlin's liberal patriotism is an affirmation of membership in our society and of participation in the American experiment." -- Elbert Ventura, Cleveland Plain Dealer
"What else could Gitlin do but resemble the greats? He's a force." -- Tony Dokoupil, New York Press
"If you are tired of a left politics assigned to the margins... buy this book. And then get to work." -- Stewart Nusbaumer, Intervention Magazine
"A blunt, frank analysis of the current state of the left." -- Jim Agnew, Jagnew.com
"His insights and perceptions strike me as succinct, on target, clear-eyed and revelatory." -- Sam Coale, Providence Journal
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"Todd Gitlin has joined Irving Howe, Michael Walzer, Michael Harrington, and Christopher Lasch in the ranks of our nation's most brilliant, important, and perceptive social critics. The Intellectuals and the Flag will confirm that reputation. Gitlin is fearless: he challenges the status quo and his own side. He insists that the Left has a moral obligation to stop marginalizing itself and to change the country by appealing to our traditions of democracy, equality and community. We need critics who are patriots -- and patriots who are critics. Gitlin shows that patriotism need not be, and should not be, the last refuge of scoundrels." -- E. J. Dionne Jr.
, author of Why Americans Hate Politics and Stand Up Fight Back
The Intellectuals and the Flag
The Intellectuals and the Flag,Todd Gitlin,Columbia University Press,0231124929,Biography,Civics,Civics & Citizenship,Intellectuals,Nationalism,Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism,Political Ideologies - Nationalism,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,United States,History / United States / General,POLITICS & GOVERNMENT,USA
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