Archons and Acolytes [Hardcover]

Clarence C. Walton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1998 | ISBN-10: 0847689972 | ISBN-13: 978-0847689972

In this provocative book, distinguished scholar Clarence C. Walton decries the influence of three major strains in American intellectual thought--literary deconstructionism, postmodernism, and feminism--on the academic world in particular, and on American public policy in general. Walton points to dissent in churches, divorce, distrust of government, and discord on campus as evidence of the impact of this "academic power elite." He provides an overview of each of these three intellectual movements, examining their origins and their participants, and suggests that together, they are engaged in a crusade to change the face of America. Archons and Acolytes is sure to incite discussion among academics and intellectuals across the disciplines.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Carefully reasond, never shrill, the book serves as a powerful remider that abstract ideas have consequences in the social and political order. It could be read with profit by anyone who aspires to leadership in the academy. (Review In Metaphysics )

I got completely hooked on Dr.Walton's book, and his theme of postmodern influences at work in our society today. A book like this should not go unanswered. The book, Archons And Acolytes, The New Power Elite, is a wonderful insightful warning about the postmodern influences at work in our society today. In Archons And Acolytes, The New Power Elite CCW identifies in a helpful way problems with seconstructionists, postmoderns and radical feminists. Many of the problems he identifies arereal. (Hank Thompson )

I got completely hooked on Dr.Walton's book, and his theme of postmodern influences at work in our society today. A book like this should not go unanswered. The book, Archons And Acolytes, The New Power Elite, is a wonderful insightful warning about the postmodern influences at work in our society today. In Archons And Acolytes, The New Power Elite CCW identifies in a helpful way problems with seconstructionists, postmoderns and radical feminists. Many of the problems he identifies are real. (Hank Thompson )

About the Author

Clarence C. Walton is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847689972
• ISBN-13: 978-0847689972
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,373,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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