Radical Ambition: C. Wright Mills, the Left, and American Social Thought

Yet the common image of "See right" Mills as a lone rebel neglects, as Daniel Geary's book shows, that the Columbia University sociologist was part of a broader insurrectionary undercurrent in the social sciences after World War II. Together they enabled him to refine his conceptual t...

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Published in:Journal of American studies 2010-05, Vol.44 (2)
Main Authors: SCHÄFER, AXEL R, Geary, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bourdieu, Pierre (1930-2002)
French literature
Mannheim, Karl
Mills, Charles Wright (1916-1962)
Parsons, Talcott (1902-1979)
Sartre, Jean-Paul (1905-1980)
Veblen, Thorstein Bunde (1857-1929)
Weber, Max (1864-1920)
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Summary:Yet the common image of "See right" Mills as a lone rebel neglects, as Daniel Geary's book shows, that the Columbia University sociologist was part of a broader insurrectionary undercurrent in the social sciences after World War II. Together they enabled him to refine his conceptual tools for understanding putatively value-free research as an ideological system designed to legitimize established social norms and power relations. Throughout his career, Mills paid little attention to gender and race issues, including the civil rights movement.
ISSN:0021-8758
1469-5154
DOI:10.1017/S0021875810000915