In Resounding Events, one of the world¿s preeminent political theorists reflects on a career as an academic hailing from the working class. Connolly explores how diverse events jolt and animate thinking, and he enunciates the tasks of engaged intellectuals today.

Prologue: Event, Memory, Thinking . . . | 1
1 Professionals and Intellectuals | 9
2 A Fifty-Yard Dash | 42
3 The Pioneer Valley | 73
4 The Hopkins School of Theory | 108
5 The New Fascist Revolt | 150
Epilogue: Echoes and Spiritualities | 185
Acknowledgments | 193
Notes | 197
Bibliography | 205
Index | 213