The Flight of the Intellectuals

Download or read book The Flight of the Intellectuals written by Paul Berman and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an elegantly written consideration of American attitudes towards Islamic thinkers, Paul Berman, one of America's leading intellectuals and champion for progressive thought, conducts a searing examination of the West's fumbling efforts to establish a healthy discourse with what is coined 'moderate Islam'. Berman engages with many of today's most important issues - contemporary anti-Semitism, anti-feminism and the presence of home grown fundamentalists - to present a stunning commentary on the media's inability to detect dangerous ideas in contemporary society.