{"title":"George Scialabba","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Scialabba's works offer a thoughtful exploration of contemporary arts and culture, blending incisive criticism with personal reflection. His nuanced essays invite readers to consider the world through a discerning and compassionate lens, challenging conventions while remaining deeply engaged with the subjects he examines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn titles such as \u003cem\u003eOnly a Voice\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sealed Envelope\u003c\/em\u003e, Scialabba demonstrates a masterful command of language and ideas, crafting prose that is both intellectually rigorous and emotionally resonant. His writing is ideal for readers drawn to reflective, intellectually rich discussions on culture and society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-sealed-envelope-by-george-scialabba-9780300282399","title":"The Sealed Envelope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn award-winning author argues for the necessity of cultural critics and intellectuals to American democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis incisive collection of essays investigates the moral imagination of modernism and our intellectual and political inheritance. George Scialabba offers a series of portraits of, and arguments with, American and European thinkers of the past hundred years, ranging from conservatives such as John Gray, William Buckley, and Jonathan Haidt to radicals such as Dwight Macdonald, Christopher Hitchens, and Bill McKibben. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our moment of democracy under siege, with intellectual work popularly derided as only for \"elites,\" Scialabba champions such thinkers as Richard Rorty, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Christopher Lasch, with their emphasis on democratic political culture and their faith in the capacities of ordinary people and the importance of intellectual work. This collection passes on these values \"in a sealed envelope,\" as Rilke says of love between selfish lovers, for future generations to use in crafting their own \"intelligent utopia.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031895490796,"sku":"9780300282399","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24821733482294.jpg?v=1764151308"},{"product_id":"only-a-voice-by-george-scialabba-9781804292006","title":"Only a Voice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOnly a Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, George Scialabba examines the chasm between modernity's promise of progress and the sobering reality of our present day through studies of the most influential public intellectuals of our time. In Scialabba's hands, literary criticism becomes a powerful tool for expressing political passion and demonstrating the generative power of argument and an inquisitive mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing together a diverse group of thinkers, artists, activists, and philosophers—including Edward Said, D. H. Lawrence, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ellen Willis, and Noam Chomsky—Scialabba tours western intellectual history to find that no matter the stakes, critical thought remains a necessary precondition for politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery writer, Scialabba writes, faces the choice of whether \"to tilt at the state and capital or ignore them\"—and the world now is too dire not to choose the former.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426801697004,"sku":"9781804292006","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804292006.jpg?v=1774767827"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/george-scialabba.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}