C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (665 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520232097 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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intellectual and political world was jolted in 1962, when famed progressive political commentator and sociologist C. Most illuminating are Mills's "letters" to "Tovarich," an imaginary friend in the Soviet Union, to whom he muses on American politics and the state of the world. (May) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Wright Mills died of a heart attack at age 45. Edited by his daughters, the collection offers a glimpse into the writer's personal life as well as into his intellectual relationships with such vital 20th-century thinkers as David Riesman, Saul Alinsky, Leo Lowenthal, Harvey Swados and Dan Wakefield (who wrote the introduction to the book). From Publishers Weekly The U.S. This collection of Mills's selected letters and shorter unpublished or uncollected writings reminds us of the writer's scrupulous and generous mind, presenting ideas that continue to resonate today. One of the great discoveries included in the book is Mill
One of the leading public intellectuals of twentieth-century America and a pioneering and brilliant social scientist, C. Merton, Ralph Miliband, William Miller, David Riesman, and Harvey Swados--are joined by his letters to family members, letter-essays to an imaginary friend in Russia, personal narratives by his daughters, and annotations drawing on published and unpublished material, including the FBI file on Mills.. Mills's letters to prominent figures--including Saul Alinsky, Daniel Bell, Lewis Coser, Carlos Fuentes, Hans Gerth, Irving Howe, Dwight MacDonald, Robert K. This collection of letters and writings, edited by his daughters, allows readers to see behind Mills's public persona for the first time. Wright Mills left a legacy of interdisciplinary and hard-hitting work including two books that changed the way many people viewed their lives and the structure of power in the United States:
A Wonderful Look At The Insights Of An Intellectual Titan! No one has written with more verve and authority about the awesome and frightening capabilities of man than the late C. Wright Mills, a prominent and controversial sociologist who wrote such memorable tomes as "White Collar", an exploration of the emerging American Middle class in the early 1950s, and The Power Elite", a provocative examination of the nature of power, privilege, and status in the United States, and how each of these three critical elements of power and property in this country are irrevocably connected to each other. At last look, both books were still in print and are still used in both undergrad. C. Wright Mills: Letters and Writings, A Brief Review A Customer I have been eagerly awating the publication of these glimpses into Mills' 'personal' life. The book is organized, for the most part, chronologically. Its contents are mostly letters written by this most influental radical intellectuall of the cold war period. The letters (and autobiographical writings disguised as letters) reveal Mills to be as intense, focused, and dedicated to his social analysis as I, a student of his work, have imagined him to be. The writings are beautifully composed; Mills was indeed both a scientist AND an artist. His musings are inspiring for any student, scholar, or critical minded person. Publisher responds to customer review Publisher A customer review on this site states that the editors have changed the word "men" to "people" in the letters. As the publisher, we would like to place this statement in its proper context.The unmarked edits only occurred in the Tovarich letters, those that were written to an imaginary Russian correspondent. Mills "made it clear [to his agent] that he wanted the Tovarich writings to be edited before they were published his marginal comments included these instructions: 'very good, use it,' 'can't use this,' 'cut somewhat.'" And so, unlike for the rest of the letters, the editors "did not mark deletions with ellips