John Ralston Saul (1947-)

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John Ralston Saul (1947-) is a person.



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2015

  • (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ralston_Saul Retrieved:2015-11-27.
    • John Ralston Saul, (born June 19, 1947) is a Canadian award-winning, novelist and essayist. He is a long-term champion of freedom of expression and was the International President of PEN International, until October 2015. Saul is the co-founder and co-chair of the non-profit Institute for Canadian Citizenship, a national charity promoting the inclusion of new citizens. His life bridges Canada's arts community and its military and government institution. As an essayist, Saul is particularly known for his commentaries on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of manager-led societies; [1] the confusion between leadership and managerialism; military strategy, in particular irregular warfare; the role of freedom of speech and culture; and his critique of contemporary economic arguments. His work is known for being thought-provoking and ahead of its time, leading him to be declared a "prophet" by the New York Times and to be included in Utne Reader's list of the world's 100 leading thinkers and visionaries. He is also considerefd Canada's leading public intellectual having written six books pertaining to the nature of contemporary Canada. Overall, his 14 works have been translated into 27 languages in over 30 countries.
  1. Or, more precisely, technocrat-led.

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