Sowell, Thomas,  1930- <br/><br/>
Intellectuals and society / 
Thomas Sowell. 
 - New York :  Basic Books,  c2009. 
 - ix, 398 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-376) and index. 
<br/><br/>Intellect and intellectuals -- Knowledge and notions -- Intellectuals and economics -- Intellectuals and social visions -- Optional reality in the media and academia -- Intellectuals and the law -- Intellectuals and war -- Intellectuals and war: repeating history -- Intellectuals and society. 
<br/><br/> Sowell unravels the world of intellectuals in order to illustrate an important social phenomenon: how the thinkers of a society mold that society, leaving an impact on people in every walk of life, even if these thinkers are basically unknown to the world at large. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780465019489 046501948X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009937004 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Intellectuals.<br/>Public opinion.<br/>Influence (Psychology)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM728  / .S69 2009