Radical ambition [[electronic resource] ] : C. Wright Mills, the left, and American social thought / / Daniel Geary
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Geary Daniel
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Radical ambition [[electronic resource] ] : C. Wright Mills, the left, and American social thought / / Daniel Geary
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 301.092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sociology - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato: | 1950s |
| 20th century | |
| america | |
| american culture | |
| american politics | |
| american socialism | |
| american sociology | |
| american studies | |
| biography | |
| c wright mills | |
| intellectual thinkers | |
| international politics | |
| labor movement | |
| left wing thought | |
| liberal intellectuals | |
| new left | |
| nonfiction | |
| old left | |
| political left | |
| political outsiders | |
| politics | |
| radical politics | |
| radical socialism | |
| radicalism and revolution | |
| rebellion | |
| retrospective | |
| social critics | |
| social thought | |
| sociologists | |
| united states | |
| Note generali: | "An Ahmanson Foundation book in the humanities". |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-262) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Maverick on a Motorcycle? The Thought and Times of C. Wright Mills -- 1. Student Ambitions: The Education of a Social Scientist -- 2. What Is Happening in the World Today: Weberian Sociology and Radical Political Analysis -- 3. The Union of the Power and the Intellect: The Labor Movement and Bureau-Driven Social Research -- 4. The New Little Men: 'White Collar' -- 5. The Politics of Truth: 'The Power Elite' and 'The Sociological Imagination' -- 6. Worldly Ambitions: The Emergence of a Global New Left -- Epilogue: The Legacy of C. Wright Mills -- Notes -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Sociologist, social critic, and political radical C. Wright Mills (1916-1962) was one of the leading public intellectuals in twentieth century America. Offering an important new understanding of Mills and the times in which he lived, Radical Ambition challenges the captivating caricature that has prevailed of him as a lone rebel critic of 1950's complacency. Instead, it places Mills within broader trends in American politics, thought, and culture. Indeed, Daniel Geary reveals that Mills shared key assumptions about American society even with those liberal intellectuals who were his primary opponents. The book also sets Mills firmly within the history of American sociology and traces his political trajectory from committed supporter of the Old Left labor movement to influential herald of an international New Left. More than just a biography, Radical Ambition illuminates the career of a brilliant thinker whose life and works illustrate both the promise and the dilemmas of left-wing social thought in the United States. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Radical ambition |
| ISBN: | 1-282-77256-2 |
| 9786612772566 | |
| 0-520-94344-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789000903321 |
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