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

Published Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (291 pages) Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; 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 MillsNotes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z Summary 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 1950s 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 oppo Analysis 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Mills, C. Wright (Charles Wright), 1916-1962. SUBJECT Mills, C. Wright (Charles Wright), 1916-1962 fast Subject Sociology -- United States -- History -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General. Sociology United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2008035577 ISBN 9780520943445 0520943449 1282772562 9781282772564 9786612772566 6612772565

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