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Authors of Their Own Lives: Intellectual Autobiographies by Twenty American Sociologists
Bennett M. . Ed(S): Berger
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paperback. Twenty of America's most prominent sociologists, including Jessie Bernard, Guenther Roth, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, Barbara Rosenblum, Pepper Schwartz, David Riesman, Alice S. Rossi and Reinhard Bendix, recount the intellectual and biographical events that shaped their careers. Editor(s): Berger, Bennett M. Num Pages: 503 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 499.
All students and scholars are curious about the human faces behind the impersonal rhetoric of academic disciplines. Here twenty of America's most prominent sociologists recount the intellectual and biographical events that shaped their careers. Family history, ethnicity, fear, private animosities, extraordinary determination, and sometimes plain good fortune are among the many forces that combine to mold the individual talents presented in Authors of Their Own Lives. With contributions from women and men, young and old, native-born Americans and immigrants, quantitative scholars and qualitative ones, this book provides a fascinating source for students and professional sociologists alike. Some of the autobiographies ... Read more
All students and scholars are curious about the human faces behind the impersonal rhetoric of academic disciplines. Here twenty of America's most prominent sociologists recount the intellectual and biographical events that shaped their careers. Family history, ethnicity, fear, private animosities, extraordinary determination, and sometimes plain good fortune are among the many forces that combine to mold the individual talents presented in Authors of Their Own Lives. With contributions from women and men, young and old, native-born Americans and immigrants, quantitative scholars and qualitative ones, this book provides a fascinating source for students and professional sociologists alike. Some of the autobiographies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
503
Condition
New
Number of Pages
503
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520065567
SKU
V9780520065567
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About Bennett M. . Ed(S): Berger
Bennett M. Berger is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego.
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