For the Republic: Political Essays
- ISBN-10
- 0983197598
- ISBN-13
- 9780983197591
- Category
- Essays
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pressed Wafer
- Author
- George Scialabba
Description
Literary Nonfiction. Politcal Science. Whether or not there are public intellectuals practicing in the USA has been much debated. No one debates that George Scialabba is the most prominent because the most intelligent free-range intellectual in America. His reach is broad, his grasp is passionate and firm and his prose is clear as the bell he rings for democracy.
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