03548nam a22005415i 4500 978-3-031-83012-9 DE-He213 20251030114949.0 cr nn 008mamaa 250301s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031830129 978-3-031-83012-9 10.1007/978-3-031-83012-9 doi HM479.2-554 JHB bicssc SOC026000 bisacsh JHB thema Denord, François. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90997 The Sociology of C. Wright Mills [electronic resource] : Power, Politics, and Knowledge / by François Denord, Bertrand Réau. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIV, 76 p. 2 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda SpringerBriefs in Sociology, 2212-6376 A 1950s radical -- Character and social structure -- Stratification and Politics -- A Sociology of Knowledge -- Conclusion. This book retraces the intellectual career of committed sociologist and maverick, Charles Wright Mills (1916-1962), whose work is considered "classic" in the USA. Unlike some existing works that focus primarily on Mills’ theoretical contributions or political commitments, this book weaves together the personal, intellectual, and political dimensions of Mills’ life, providing readers a comprehensive point of view. The authors show how Mills developed a coherent intellectual framework against which he could undertake an analysis of the unequal distribution of power. They re-read the works of C. Wright Mills within an epistemological framework that gives pride of place to classical sociology and its great authors. They also build bridges between the critical sociology of Pierre Bourdieu and the "politics of truth" proposed by Mills. The book emphasizes the contemporary relevance of Mills’ ideas. By drawing parallels between Mills’ insights and current sociological works, it offers readers reading grids for a better understanding of today’s world. Rediscovering the sociological work of C. Wright Mills allows us to revisit the history of American sociology and to identify research orientations for today: on power, institutions, social stratification and the methods used to study them. The book is crafted in an engaging, narrative style making complex sociological concepts accessible without sacrificing depth. Sociology. 57193 Sociology Methodology. 59417 Ethnology. 58687 Sociological Theory. 66981 Sociological Methods. 71801 Sociocultural Anthropology. 71227 Réau, Bertrand. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90998 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031830112 Printed edition: 9783031830136 SpringerBriefs in Sociology, 2212-6376 68462 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83012-9 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 66816 66816