poverty of ideas, The: South African democracy and the retreat of the intellectuals

Edited by: Leslie Dikeni. Edited by: William Gumede. Exploring the changing role of the South African intellectual, these essays define the role and responsibility of critical thinkers in a new democracy. Contrasting the courage of the outspoken dissenter during the apartheid era with today's disengaged observers, the contributors discuss the retreat of the intellectual from the public sphere.