By David L Schalk (Author), Benjamin Stora (Preface by), George C Herring (Preface by)
In "War and the Ivory Tower," David L. Schalk explores the public role of the intellectual in times of national crisis. He compares American responses to the Vietnam War with French responses to the Algerian War, finding many similarities in the way intellectuals voiced their outrage at the policies of their governments. At a time when national crises abound but protest is out of fashion, and intellectuals are possibly a dying species, this book presents a needed reexamination of what it means for intellectuals to speak out on issues of international importance.
David L Schalk has contributed to War and the Ivory Tower: Algeria and Vietnam as an author. About the Author : David L. Schalk is Professor of History at Vassar College. He is the author of The Spectrum of Political Engagement and Roger Martin du Gard: The Novelist and History.
Benjamin Stora has contributed to War and the Ivory Tower: Algeria and Vietnam. Benjamin Stora is Professor of History at the University of Paris, Saint Denis. He is the author of a dozen books on North Africa and the Arab Communities of France, including la Gangrene et l'oubli, la memoire de la guerre d'Algerie.
