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De La Porte Xavier - The Impostor Bhl In Wonderland - Paperback
De La Porte Xavier - The Impostor Bhl In Wonderland - Paperback
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Description: How do we explain what Perry Anderson calls the bizarre prominence of Bernard - Henri L vy easily the best - known thinker under sixty in France? It would he continues be difficult to imagine a more extraordinary reversal of national standards of taste and intelligence than the attention accorded this crass booby in France's public sphere despite innumerable demonstrations of his inability to get a fact or an idea straight. Could such a grotesque flourish in any other major Western culture today? This book based on a careful investigation comparing BHL's words with his deeds seeks to explore the remarkable persistence of this celebrity pseudo - philosopher since he burst onto the scene in 1977. Delving into his networks in the spheres of politics the media and big business Lindgaard and de la Porte reveal what the success of this three - decade long imposture tells us about the degeneration of contemporary French intellectual and cultural life.
Title: The Impostor Bhl In Wonderland
Author(s): De La Porte Xavier
Publisher: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781844677481
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 2/1/2012
Series: Counterblasts
Category: Popular Philosophy
Description: How do we explain what Perry Anderson calls the bizarre prominence of Bernard - Henri L vy easily the best - known thinker under sixty in France? It would he continues be difficult to imagine a more extraordinary reversal of national standards of taste and intelligence than the attention accorded this crass booby in France's public sphere despite innumerable demonstrations of his inability to get a fact or an idea straight. Could such a grotesque flourish in any other major Western culture today? This book based on a careful investigation comparing BHL's words with his deeds seeks to explore the remarkable persistence of this celebrity pseudo - philosopher since he burst onto the scene in 1977. Delving into his networks in the spheres of politics the media and big business Lindgaard and de la Porte reveal what the success of this three - decade long imposture tells us about the degeneration of contemporary French intellectual and cultural life.
Title: The Impostor Bhl In Wonderland
Author(s): De La Porte Xavier
Publisher: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781844677481
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 2/1/2012
Series: Counterblasts
Category: Popular Philosophy
