{"product_id":"blue-collar-intellectuals-when-the-enlightened-and-the-everyman-elevated-america-9781610170208","title":"Blue Collar Intellectuals: When the Enlightened","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular culture has divorced itself from the life of the mind. Who has time for great books or deep thought when there is Jersey Shore to watch, a txt 2 respond 2, and World of Warcraft to play?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, those who pursue the life of the mind have insulated themselves from popular culture. Speaking in insider jargon and writing unread books, intellectuals have locked themselves away in a ghetto of their own creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn’t always so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Collar Intellectuals\u003c\/i\u003e vividly captures a time in the twentieth century when the everyman aspired to high culture and when intellectuals descended from the ivory tower to speak to the everyman. Author Daniel J. Flynn profiles some of the thinkers from working-class backgrounds who played a prominent role in American life by addressing their intellectual work to a mass audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Regnery Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041660174679,"sku":"9781610170208","price":23.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781610170208.jpg?v=1750951189","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blue-collar-intellectuals-when-the-enlightened-and-the-everyman-elevated-america-9781610170208","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}