This volume offers an unprecedented account of recent and future developments in the sociology of intellectuals. It presents a critical exchange between two lea

The social role of intellectuals was a pervasive motif in Weber's thought, particularly in his works on religion and politics. Comprehensively examining and ext

This book outlines a social theory of knowledge for the 21st century. With characteristic subtlety and verve, Steve Fuller deals directly with a world in which

The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and

Power is the central organizing principle of all social life, from culture and education to stratification and taste. And there is no more prominent name in the