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Intellectuals: Agents of Change in Mexico?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
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Intellectuals have always played a role in the political development of their societies. Their role, however, has fluctuated with changes in time and place, and in the 20th century the intellectual's function in society seems ambiguous both to the intellectual himself and to those who have studied him. In spite of this ambiguity, there is a consensus in recent literature that the ability of intellectuals to influence elite groups and the government itself is on the increase (Ladd and Lipset, 1976: 309). The reasons for this increased influence are several, and although there is recognition of the expanding importance of men of knowledge, there are few serious examinations of this group and its role (Marsal and Arent, 1970: 466; Marsal, 1966: 36; Friedmann, 1960: 540-541).
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- Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , August 1981 , pp. 297 - 320
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- Copyright © University of Miami 1981
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