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Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/60254 Title: Intellectuals and Society Author: Thomas Sowell Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs 25 mins Language: English Release date: 2010-01-05 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: Politics, History Publisher's Summary: This is a study of how intellectuals as a class affect modern societies by shaping the climate of opinion in which official policies develop, on issues ranging from economics to law to war and peace. The thesis of Intellectuals and Society is that 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 others who have wanted to directly influence rulers. It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the actions of the holders of power that modern intellectuals have most influenced the course of events, but by shaping public opinion in ways that affect the actions of