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Informationen zum Autor Kurt Jacobsen is a research associate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including Technical Fouls: Democratic Dilemmas and Technological Change, Dead Reckonings: Ideas, Interests, and Politics in the 'Information Age', and Chasing Progress in the Irish Republic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Daniel Ellsberg, activist and author "Our leaders don't yield anything to anyone in terms of ruthlessness." Chapter 3 Larry Heinemann, novelist "He will always look at life through the eyes of a pissed-off infantryman." Chapter 4 John Nichols, novelist and screenwriter "You become politicized by understanding the whole picture." Chapter 5 Studs Terkel, writer and broadcaster "It's always agitators who change things." Chapter 6 J. P. Donleavy, novelist "I learned that where art was concerned there was only one critic, just you." Chapter 7 Desmond MacNamara, sculptor and author "The real truth lies in comedy." Chapter 8 Noel Browne, activist and author "My job I considered to be one of an educator, a propagandist and an agitator." Chapter 9 Bianca Jagger, human rights activist "I realized how just a small act of courage can save a life." Chapter 10 Marcel Ophuls, documentary film maker "You must always be prepared not only to surprise other people but to surprise yourself." Chapter 11 Woody Allen, film director "Being an ostrich, in certain ways, has worked positively for me" Chapter 12 Spike Lee, film director "Any artist has to go out and do what's true in your heart." Chapter 13 Neil Davies, documentary film maker "Entertainment is not only or always the slickness but connecting at the human level." Chapter 14 Dusan Makavejev, film director "The basic story of life [is] something dangerous and beautiful." Chapter 15 Bruno Bettelheim, psychologist: another look
