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- catalog abstract ""In this collection, a leading sociologist brings his distinctive method of social criticism to bear on some of the most significant ideas, political and social events, and thinkers of the late twentieth century. Of the seventeen essays, two are published for the first time, and several of the previously published essays have been expanded and updated for this volume." "In the first section, the author critiques several concepts that have figured prominently in political-ideological controversies - capitalism, rationality, totalitarianism, power, alienation, left and right, and cultural relativism/multiculturalism." "The second section highlights the author's lifelong interest in the relation of intellectuals to social classes and institutions."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10646480.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""In this collection, a leading sociologist brings his distinctive method of social criticism to bear on some of the most significant ideas, political and social events, and thinkers of the late twentieth century. Of the seventeen essays, two are published for the first time, and several of the previously published essays have been expanded and updated for this volume." "In the first section, the author critiques several concepts that have figured prominently in political-ideological controversies - capitalism, rationality, totalitarianism, power, alienation, left and right, and cultural relativism/multiculturalism." "The second section highlights the author's lifelong interest in the relation of intellectuals to social classes and institutions."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Disaggregating the idea of capitalism -- Is rational choice humanity's most distinctive trait? -- Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism -- The concept of power : boundless or delimited? -- Myths of alienation -- The politics of Left and Right -- Cultural relativism as ideology -- The new class : does it exist? -- Knowledge and power : intellectuals, universities, and the class structure -- The influence of sociological ideas on American culture -- Professional jargon : is sociology the culprit? -- The New York intellectuals and McCarthyism -- David Riesman : The lonely crowd revisited -- Daniel Bell : a specialist in generalizations -- Christopher Lasch : is progress a delusion? -- Allan Bloom : the paperbacking of the American mind -- "As we grow older the world becomes stranger."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 252 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0804732396 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0804732418 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,".
- catalog subject "306.2 21".
- catalog subject "HM33 .W76 1998".
- catalog subject "Intellectuals.".
- catalog subject "Political sociology.".
- catalog subject "Social classes.".
- catalog subject "Sociology Philosophy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Disaggregating the idea of capitalism -- Is rational choice humanity's most distinctive trait? -- Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism -- The concept of power : boundless or delimited? -- Myths of alienation -- The politics of Left and Right -- Cultural relativism as ideology -- The new class : does it exist? -- Knowledge and power : intellectuals, universities, and the class structure -- The influence of sociological ideas on American culture -- Professional jargon : is sociology the culprit? -- The New York intellectuals and McCarthyism -- David Riesman : The lonely crowd revisited -- Daniel Bell : a specialist in generalizations -- Christopher Lasch : is progress a delusion? -- Allan Bloom : the paperbacking of the American mind -- "As we grow older the world becomes stranger."".
- catalog title "The modern condition : essays at century's end/ Dennis H. Wrong.".
- catalog type "text".